BIOINSECTICIDE POTENTIAL OF ETHANOL EXTRACTS FROM <i>Persea americana</i> (LAURACEAE) SEEDS ON <i>Aedes aegypti</i> MOSQUITOES
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Published:2023-09-05
Issue:3
Volume:28
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ISSN:1900-1649
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Container-title:Acta Biológica Colombiana
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Short-container-title:Acta biol. Colomb.
Author:
Molina-Bertrán Silvia del CarmenORCID, Chil-Núñez IdelsyORCID, Escalona-Arranz Julio CésarORCID, Picanço-Souto Raimundo NonatoORCID, Felipe-González AlejandroORCID, García-Díaz JesúsORCID, Cos PaulORCID, Llauradó-Maury GabrielORCID, Morris-Quevedo Humberto JoaquínORCID
Abstract
Mosquitoes represent the most important agent disseminating infectious diseases like yellow fever, dengue, chikungunya, and malaria, among others. An essential strategy for its control is killing them at immature stages using industrial insecticides. However, those chemicals often generate resistance and affect the environment and human health. Agricultural and plant by-products constitute a new sustainable option to obtain harmless and eco-friendly bioinsecticides to prevent mosquitoes from spreading. This study aimed to investigate the phytochemical profile of Persea americana Mill (Lauraceae) seed extracts and their insecticide activity against Aedes aegypti at larval and pupal stages. The ethanol extracts from avocado seeds were obtained by Maceration/stirring (MaE) and Soxhlet extraction (SE) methods. The main chemical profile was determined by quantitative and UPLC assays. Insecticide activity was assessed by the exposition of mosquitoes at larval and pupal stages to seed extracts. Human cell lines were used to evaluate the cytotoxicity. Soxhlet methodology was more efficient in the extraction of P. americana seeds metabolites (42.13±1.76 mg/mL) compared with MaE (20.46±1.66 mg/mL) (p< 0.05). Additionally, SE showed a higher amount of polyphenols (5.12±0.18 mg/mL). The UPLC spectra analysis revealed the presence of polyphenols, mainly catechin, and neolignan constituents. Both extracts showed larvicidal and pupicidal effects, but SE was more active at lower concentrations. Moreover, no significant toxic effects on human monocytes and fibroblast cell lines were found after treatment. In sum, avocado seed by-products can be considered an eco-friendly insecticide and its use may help to substantially decrease the vector-transmitted diseases in developing countries.
Publisher
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Subject
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
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