TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kihampa, Charles
A1  - Joseph, Cosam C.
A1  - Nkunya, Mayunga H. H.
A1  - Magesa, Stephen M.
T1  - Larvicidal and IGR activity of extract of Tanzanian plants against malaria vector mosquitoes
N2  - Background & objectives: This paper reports the larvicidal activity of seventeen Tanzanian plant species against the malaria vector, Anopheles gambiae s.s. Giles larvae. Some of the plants are used traditionally as sources of insecticidal materials. Methods: The crude extracts from the leaves, stem and root barks of the investigated plants were obtained by solvent extraction and then bio-assayed following WHO protocols showed LC50 values 10 to 400 ppm after 24 h exposure. The structures were determined on interpretation of spectroscopic data. Results: The most active extracts were those from the stem and root barks of Annona squamosa, Uvaria faulknerae, U. kirkii and Uvariodendron pycnophyllum, all of which had LC50 values between 10 and 100 ppm. Long-term exposure beyond 24 h also showed more susceptibility of the larvae to the extracts. Larvae deformities by forming tail-like structures were observed for the methanol extracts of Tessmannia martiniana var pauloi. Interpretation & conclusion: The results suggest that the investigated plant extracts are promising as larvicides against An. gambiae s.s. Giles mosquitoes and could be useful leads in the search for new and biodegradable plant derived larvicide products.
Y1  - 2009
UR  - http://www.mrcindia.org/journal/
SN  - 0972-9062
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kihampa, Charles
A1  - Nkunya, Mayunga H. H.
A1  - Joseph, Cosam C.
A1  - Magesa, Stephen M.
A1  - Hassanali, Ahmed
A1  - Heydenreich, Matthias
A1  - Kleinpeter, Erich
T1  - Anti-mosquito and antimicrobial nor-halimanoids, isocoumarins and an anilinoid from Tessmannia densiflora
N2  - The nor-halimane diterpenoid tessmannic acid and its methyl, 2-methylisopropyl and 1-methylbutyl esters, the unusual isocoumarins 8-hydroxy-6-methoxy-3-pentylisocoumarin and 7-chloro-8-hydroxy-6-methoxy-3-pentylisocoumarin, and 5- pentyl-3-methoxy-N-butylaniline were isolated from the stem and root bark extracts of Tessmannia densiflora Harms (Caesalpiniaceae) that showed mosquito larvicidal activity. The structures were determined on interpretation of spectroscopic data. Tessmannic acid and its methyl ester exhibited antibacterial and antifungal activity. The compounds also caused high larvae and adult Anopheles gambiae mosquitoe mortality effects, and stronger mosquito repellency than that shown by the standard repellent DEET, hence indicating Tessmannia species to be potential sources of bioactive natural products.
Y1  - 2009
UR  - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00319422
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phytochem.2009.07.024
SN  - 0031-9422
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kihampa, Charles
A1  - Nkunya, Mayunga H. H.
A1  - Joseph, Cosam C.
A1  - Magesa, Stephen M.
A1  - Hassanali, Ahmed
A1  - Heydenreich, Matthias
A1  - Kleinpeter, Erich
T1  - Antimosquito and antimicrobial clerodanoids and a chlorobenzoid from Tessmannia species
N2  - The clerodane diterpenoids trans-kolavenolic acid, 18-oxocleroda-3,13(E)-dien-15-oic acid, ent-(18- hydroxycarbonyl)-cleroda- 3,13(E)-dien-15-oate, 2-oxo-ent-cleroda-3,13(Z)-dien-15-oic acid and trans-2-oxo-ent-cleroda- 13(Z)-en-15-oic acid, and the chlorobenzenoid O-(3-hydroxy-4-hydroxycarbonyl-5-pentylphenyl)-3-chloro-4-methoxy-6-pentyl- 2-oxybenzoic acid were isolated from Tessmannia martiniana var pauloi and T. martiniana var matiniana. Structures were established based on interpretation of spectroscopic data. Some of the compounds exhibited significant antimosquito, antifungal and antibacterial activities.
Y1  - 2010
UR  - http://www.naturalproduct.us/
SN  - 1934-578X
ER  -