A Novel Insect Antifeedant Nonprotein Amino Acid from Calotropis gigantea

Journal of Natural Products
1998.0

Abstract

Giganticine (1), a novel nonprotein amino acid, has been isolated from a methanol extract of the root bark of Calotropis gigantea and its structure established by spectroscopic methods. It exhibited a significant antifeedant activity against nymphs of the desert locust Schistocerca gregaria.

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