Bites of mosquitoes belonging to the genera Anopheles Meigen, Aedes Meigen, Culex L.
and Haemagogus L. are a general nuisance and are responsible for the transmission of …

This review summarises known sesquiterpenes whose biosyntheses proceed through the
intermediate germacrene A. First, the occurrence and biosynthesis of germacrene A in …

Abstract Ethnopharmacological relevance Leaves from Psidium guineense Sw. are used in
popular medicine for the treatment of inflammatory disease. However, there is no scientific …

In the past few decades, it has become clear that asymmetric catalysis is one of the most
powerful methods for the construction of carbon–carbon as well as carbon–heteroatom …

Mosquitoes are important vectors of diseases and nuisance pests. Repellents minimize
contact with mosquitoes. Repellents based on essential oils (EO) are being developed as an …

Abstract Aedes aegypti L.(Diptera: Culicidae) mosquito is an important vector of
chikungunya, dengue and yellow fever. Plant based essential oils may serve as good …

The spatial organization of genes within plant genomes can drive evolution of specialized
metabolic pathways. Terpenoids are important specialized metabolites in plants with diverse …

The repellent activity of the essential oil of the catmint plant, Nepeta cataria (Lamiaceae),
and the main iridoid compounds (4aS, 7S, 7aR) and (4aS, 7S, 7aS)-nepetalactone, was …

Plants contain a vast array of natural products yet to be discovered, particularly those minor
bioactive constituents. Identification of these constituents requires a significant amount of …

The chemical compositions of essential oils obtained from four species of genus Salvia were
analyzed by gas chromatography with a flame ionization detector (GC-FID) and gas …