Chemical Composition of the Essential Oil from Ruta chalepensis L. Growing Wild and its Acaricidal Activity Against the Cattle Tick Rhipicephalus annulatus (Acari: Ixodidae) | ||||
Egyptian Journal of Veterinary Sciences | ||||
Volume 55, Issue 4, July and August 2024, Page 955-964 PDF (947.83 K) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/ejvs.2023.250314.1676 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
Abdelghany A. Youssef 1; Ahmed A.M. Abdelgawad 2; Hoda S.M. Abdel-Ghany 3; Sobhy Abdelshafy 3 | ||||
1Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Research Department, Pharmaceutical Industries Research Institute, National Research Centre, Dokki, Giza, Egypt | ||||
2Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Department, Desert Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt. | ||||
3Department of Parasitology and Animal Diseases, Veterinary Research Institute, National Research Centre, Dokki, Giza, Egypt. | ||||
Abstract | ||||
In addition to a phytochemical screening of the essential oil of Ruta chalpensis aerial parts, this study aimed to discover its eco-friendly acaricidal activity against the cattle tick Rhipicephalus annulatus (Acari: Ixodidae). The essential oil obtained by hydro-distillation from fresh R. chalepensis aerial parts was analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Acaricidal activity was evaluated against Rhipicephalus annulatus ticks by using an adult immersion test. A total of 33 compounds were identified that represented 99.58% of the oil composition. The main constituents of the oils were 2-Nonanone (27.76%), 2-Undecanone (27.12%), 2-Heptyl acetate (10.79%), 2-Acetoxytridecane (4.24%), 5,6-diethenyl-1-methyl-Cyclohexene (3.31%), Davanone (2.87%) and 2-Decanone (2.41%). The results revealed the presence of a high percentage of the two main classes ketones (64.33%) and Esters (19.93%) with a low quantity of various terpenoid classes. The essential oil revealed strong acaricidal activity against semi-engorged females of R. annulatus ticks recording LC50: 1.9% and LC90: 10.3% on the 1st day post-treatment. | ||||
Keywords | ||||
Ruta chalepensis; Gas chromatography; Chemical composition; Rhipicephalus annulatus; In vitro Acaricidal activity | ||||
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