Microbial Metabolites with Insecticidal Properties
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- 1 January 1972
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Applied Microbiology
- Vol. 24 (4) , 660-662
- https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.24.4.660-662.1972
Abstract
A screen of fungi for insecticidal activity revealed the ability of Aspergillus versicolor to make versimide, methyl-α-(methylsuccinimido)acrylate, a novel contact insecticide. The larvicidal activities of Alternaria tenuis and Fusarium lateritium were found to be due to tenuazonic acid and diacetoxyscirpenol, respectively. Thiolutin, cycloheximide, rubratoxin, patulin, trichothecin, an actinomycin, and scirpene-producing fungi also had insecticidal activity.Keywords
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