Evaluation of molluscicidal properties of extracts and active principles from two Egyptian plants against the terrestrial snail, Eobania vermiculata
Abdelgaleil, S., Abbassy, M., Belal, A. (2007). Evaluation of molluscicidal properties of extracts and active principles from two Egyptian plants against the terrestrial snail, Eobania vermiculata. EKB Journal Management System, 15(1), 101-112. doi: 10.21608/jpces.2007.459652
S. A. Abdelgaleil; Moustafa A. Abbassy; Abdel-Salam H. Belal. "Evaluation of molluscicidal properties of extracts and active principles from two Egyptian plants against the terrestrial snail, Eobania vermiculata". EKB Journal Management System, 15, 1, 2007, 101-112. doi: 10.21608/jpces.2007.459652
Abdelgaleil, S., Abbassy, M., Belal, A. (2007). 'Evaluation of molluscicidal properties of extracts and active principles from two Egyptian plants against the terrestrial snail, Eobania vermiculata', EKB Journal Management System, 15(1), pp. 101-112. doi: 10.21608/jpces.2007.459652
Abdelgaleil, S., Abbassy, M., Belal, A. Evaluation of molluscicidal properties of extracts and active principles from two Egyptian plants against the terrestrial snail, Eobania vermiculata. EKB Journal Management System, 2007; 15(1): 101-112. doi: 10.21608/jpces.2007.459652

Evaluation of molluscicidal properties of extracts and active principles from two Egyptian plants against the terrestrial snail, Eobania vermiculata

Journal of Pest Control and Environmental Sciences
Volume 15, Issue 1, June 2007, Pages 101-112    PDF (189.65 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/jpces.2007.459652
Authors
S. A. Abdelgaleil* 1; Moustafa A. Abbassy2; Abdel-Salam H. Belal2
1Department of Pesticide Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, 21545-El-Shatby, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
2Department of Pest Control and Environmental Protection, Faculty of Agriculture (Damanhour), Alexandria University, Damanhour, Egypt
Abstract
Extracts and compounds derived from Artemisia judaica (L.) and Simmondsia chinensis (Link) Schneider were evaluated for their molluscicidal activities against the terrestrial snail, Eobania vermiculata (Muller). Of eight non-polar and polar tested extracts, petroleum ether extract of A. judaica was the most potent with LD50 value of 0.18 mg/snail, while diethyl ether extract of S. chinensis was the least effective one with LD50 value of 4.81 mg/snail. Bioassay-guided fractionation of A. judaica essential oil and S. chinensis chloroform extract on silica gel columns provided a monoterpene piperitone and a phenylpropanoid trans-ethyl cinnamate, and two glucosides simmondsin and simmondsin 2`ferulate. The structure of these compounds was determined by using spectroscopic methods of UV, IR, 1H NMR, 13C NMR and MS. When tested for their molluscicidal effects against E. vermiculata, the isolated compounds showed a pronounced activity, particularly, piperitone and transethyl cinnamate. trans-Ethyl cinnamate showed the highest activity with LD50 value of 0.055 mg/snail. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study on molluscicidal potential of the extracts and the active principles from A. judaica and S. chinensis.  
Keywords
Artemisia judaica; Simmondsia chinensis; Plant extracts; piperitone; trans-ethyl cinnamate; simmondsin; simmondsin 2-ferulate; Molluscicidal activity; Eobania vermiculata
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