Activities of naphthoquinones against Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762) (Diptera: Culicidae), vector of dengue and Biomphalaria glabrata (Say, 1818), intermediate host of Schistosoma mansoni

Acta Trop. 2009 Jul;111(1):44-50. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2009.02.008. Epub 2009 Mar 6.

Abstract

Larvicidal (against Aedes aegypti Linnaeus, 1762) and molluscicidal (against Biomphalaria glabrata Say, 1818) activities of several natural and synthetic naphthoquinones were measured, with significant results. The best larvicidal compound is 3-bromojuglone, while the better molluscicides are 2-bromo- and 3-bromo-5-acetoxy-1,4-naphthoquinones together with the 3-bromo-5-methoxy derivative. The present results reinforce the potential use of substituted hydroxyquinones, their salts and halogenated quinones as very promising compounds against 4th instar larves of Aedes aegypti, the vector of dengue and against adult snail of Biomphalaria glabrata.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aedes / drug effects*
  • Animals
  • Antiparasitic Agents / chemical synthesis
  • Antiparasitic Agents / isolation & purification
  • Antiparasitic Agents / pharmacology*
  • Biomphalaria / drug effects*
  • Insecticides / chemical synthesis
  • Insecticides / isolation & purification
  • Insecticides / pharmacology*
  • Naphthoquinones / chemical synthesis
  • Naphthoquinones / isolation & purification
  • Naphthoquinones / pharmacology*

Substances

  • Antiparasitic Agents
  • Insecticides
  • Naphthoquinones