Nematicidal Activity of (E,E)-2,4-Decadienal and (E)-2-Decenal from Ailanthus altissima against Meloidogyne javanica

Methanol extracts of various plant parts of Ailanthus altissima were tested against the root knot nematode Meloidogyne javanica. Extracts of bark (ABE), wood (AWE), roots (ARE), and leaves (ALE) from A. altissima were investigated against freshly hatched second-stage juveniles (J2). AWE was the most...

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Published in:Journal of agricultural and food chemistry 2012-02, Vol.60 (4), p.1146-1151
Main Authors: Caboni, Pierluigi, Ntalli, Nikoletta G, Aissani, Nadhem, Cavoski, Ivana, Angioni, Alberto
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ailanthus - chemistry
Ailanthus altissima
Aldehydes - analysis
Aldehydes - pharmacology
Alkenes - analysis
Alkenes - pharmacology
Animals
Antinematodal Agents - pharmacology
bark
Biological and medical sciences
chemical composition
Food industries
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
furfural
gas chromatography
juveniles
leaves
mass spectrometry
Meloidogyne javanica
methanol
nematicidal properties
Plant Bark - chemistry
Plant Extracts - chemistry
Plant Extracts - pharmacology
Plant Leaves - chemistry
Plant Roots - chemistry
root-knot nematodes
roots
Tylenchoidea - drug effects
wood
Wood - chemistry
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Summary:Methanol extracts of various plant parts of Ailanthus altissima were tested against the root knot nematode Meloidogyne javanica. Extracts of bark (ABE), wood (AWE), roots (ARE), and leaves (ALE) from A. altissima were investigated against freshly hatched second-stage juveniles (J2). AWE was the most active extract, with EC50/3d of 58.9 mg/L, while ALE, ARE, and ABE did not show nematicidal activity. The chemical composition of the extracts of A. altissima was determined by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry, and (E,E)-2,4-decadienal, (E)-2-undecenal, (E)-2-decenal, hexanal, nonanal, and furfural were the most prominent constituents. (E,E)-2,4-Decadienal, (E)-2-decenal, and furfural showed the highest nematicidal activity against M. javanica, with EC50/1d = 11.7, 20.43, and 21.79 mg/L, respectively, while the other compounds were inactive at the concentrations tested. The results obtained showed that AWE and its constituents (E,E)-2,4-decadienal and (E)-2-decenal could be considered as potent botanical nematicidal agents.
ISSN:0021-8561
1520-5118
DOI:10.1021/jf2044586