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Antifeedant activity of flavonoids and related compounds against the subterranean termiteCoptotermes formosanus Shiraki

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Antifeedant activity of some flavonoids and their related compounds against the subterranean termiteCoptotermes formosanus Shiraki was examined with nochoice tests and two-choice tests. The activities of these compounds were evaluated in relation to their chemical structures. All flavonoids tested showed antifeedant activity, whereas catechinic acid, possessing no A-ring or pyran ring in the molecule, showed feeding-preference activity. For the structure-activity relations, it was found that compounds containing two hydroxyl groups at C-5 and C-7 in A-rings showed high antifeedant activity. Furthermore, the presence of a carbonyl group at C-4 in the pyran rings of the compounds was necessary for the occurrence of high activity. 3-Hydroxyflavones and 3-hydroxyflavanones with 3′,4′-dihydroxylated B-rings exhibited higher activity than those with 4′-hydroxylated B-rings.

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  1. Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Tsukuba Norin Kenkyu Danchi-nai, PO Box 16, 305-8687, Ibaraki, Japan

    Wakako Ohmura & Sciji Ohara

  2. Institute of Wood Technology, Akita Prefectural University, 016-0876, Noshiro, Japan

    Shuichi Doi

  3. Hokkaido Forest Products Research Institute, 071-0198, Asahikawa, Japan

    Masakazu Aoyama

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Ohmura, W., Doi, S., Aoyama, M. et al. Antifeedant activity of flavonoids and related compounds against the subterranean termiteCoptotermes formosanus Shiraki. J Wood Sci 46, 149–153 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00777362

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Key words

  • Flavonoids
  • Termite
  • Antifeedant activity Structure-activity relations