Phytochemical Investigation of Three Cystoseira Species and Their Larvicidal Activity Supported with In Silico Studies.

ABSTRACT: Culex pipiens mosquitoes are transmitters of many viruses and are associated with the transmission of many diseases, such as filariasis and avian malaria, that have a high rate of mortality. The current study draws attention to the larvicidal efficacy of three methanolic algal extracts, Cystoseira myrica, C. trinodis, and C. tamariscifolia, against the third larval instar of Cx. pipiens. The UPLC-ESI-MS analysis of three methanol fractions of algal samples led to the tentative characterization of twelve compounds with different percentages among the three samples belonging to phenolics and terpenoids. Probit analysis was used to calculate the lethal concentrations (LC₅₀ and LC₉₀). The highest level of toxicity was attained after trea

SUBMITTER: Aly SH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9967941 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature