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Toxicity of Phenylpropanoids from Alpinia galanga (Zingiberaceae) extracts against Spodoptera exigua Hübner (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

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Spodoptera exigua Hübner is one of the most important agricultural pests in Thailand. The present study investigated the toxicity of crude extracts and phenylpropanoid compounds of A. galanga (Zingiberaceae) against S. exigua. After 24 h of a topical application bioassay on secondary instar larvae, the ethyl acetate extract estimation of the LD50 of A. galanga (Zingiberaceae) showed toxicity toward secondary instar S. exigua larvae (LD50 ~ 2.44 µg/larva). Phenylpropanoid compounds were isolated from the ethyl acetate A. galanga crude extract which has [1’S]-1’-acetoxychavicol acetate as highest toxicity (LD50 of 1.93 µg/larvae). [1’S]-1’-acetoxychavicol acetate also showed carboxylesterase activity inhibition. Thus, the ethyl acetate extract of A. galanga may have [1’S]-1’-acetoxychavicol acetate as an active ingredient for controlling this pest, which could be used as an alternative to application of environmentally insecticides for controlling S. exigua.

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This work was supported by postdoctoral funding of KURDI, Kasetsart university, the Center of Excellence for Innovation in Chemistry (PERCH-CIC), Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation. A.P. is grateful for the Strengthening and Developing New Researcher Plan, in conformance with the Research and Innovation of Graduate Study Strategy of the National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT) as of the fiscal year 2019 for financial support.

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    Thitaree Yooboon, Waraporn Poonsri & Vasakorn Bullangpoti

  2. Department of Chemistry, Center of Excellence for Innovation in Chemistry, Faculty of Science, and Special Research Unit for Advanced Magnetic Resonance, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, 10900, Thailand

    Anchulee Pengsook & Wanchai Pluempanupat

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Yooboon, T., Pengsook, A., Poonsri, W. et al. Toxicity of Phenylpropanoids from Alpinia galanga (Zingiberaceae) extracts against Spodoptera exigua Hübner (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Phytoparasitica 48, 833–840 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12600-020-00830-7

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