{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Laborde Q"],"funding":["Swedish Research Council for Environment Agricultural Sciences and Spatial Planning","Swedish Research Council"],"pagination":["388"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC12565628"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["23(10)"],"pubmed_abstract":["Aphid control often relies on synthetic pesticides, but their overuse has raised concerns about resistance development and negative impact on wildlife and human health. Consequently, the search for new biopesticide agents has gained significant attention. Nemertide alpha-1, a peptide toxin from the marine nemertean worm <i>Lineus longissimus</i> (Gunnerus, 1770), is known for its pesticide activity but has less documented biological safety. This study investigates the aphid feeding deterrence and biological safety of the experimental biopesticide nemertide alpha-1. Nemertide alpha-1 demonstrated a clear dose-dependent repellent effect on the penetration behaviour of the green peach aphid (<i>Myzus persicae</i>, Sulzer). It also demonstrates bacteriostatic and bactericidal effects in an MIC"],"journal":["Marine drugs"],"pubmed_title":["Nemertide Alpha-1 as a Biopesticide: Aphid Deterrence, Antimicrobial Activity, and Safety Aspects."],"pmcid":["PMC12565628"],"funding_grant_id":["2018-005403","2014-3327","2018-00613"],"pubmed_authors":["Eriksson C","Jacobsson E","Slazak B","Laborde Q","Andersson HS","Muhammad T","Dancewicz K","Stromstedt AA","Goransson U"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Nemertide Alpha-1 as a Biopesticide: Aphid Deterrence, Antimicrobial Activity, and Safety Aspects.","description":"Aphid control often relies on synthetic pesticides, but their overuse has raised concerns about resistance development and negative impact on wildlife and human health. Consequently, the search for new biopesticide agents has gained significant attention. Nemertide alpha-1, a peptide toxin from the marine nemertean worm <i>Lineus longissimus</i> (Gunnerus, 1770), is known for its pesticide activity but has less documented biological safety. This study investigates the aphid feeding deterrence and biological safety of the experimental biopesticide nemertide alpha-1. Nemertide alpha-1 demonstrated a clear dose-dependent repellent effect on the penetration behaviour of the green peach aphid (<i>Myzus persicae</i>, Sulzer). It also demonstrates bacteriostatic and bactericidal effects in an MIC","dates":{"release":"2025-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2025 Sep","modification":"2026-05-14T03:20:17.023Z","creation":"2026-05-14T03:12:36.321Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC12565628","cross_references":{"pubmed":["41149591"],"doi":["10.3390/md23100388"]}}