Constituintes químicos e atividadeinseticida dos extratos de frutos de trichilia elegans e t. catigua (meliaceae)

Abstract

Phytochemical investigation of the fruits extracts of Trichilia elegans and Trichilia catigua (Meliaceae) has led to the identification of the hmonoids 11β-acetoxyobacunone, cedrelone, methylangolensate and epimenc mixture of photogedumn besides known coumarins (scoparone, scopoletin, umbeliferone) and the steroids stigmasterol, β-sitosterol, sitostenone and campesterol. The structures of the compounds were proposed by spectroscopic analysis and comparison with literature data. An evaluation of the insecticidal activity of the fruits extracts of Trichilia ssp. was carried out and the extracts of T. elegans revealed to have strong insecticidal activity and the extracts of T. catigua showed moderate larval mortality on Spodopterafrugiperda.