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Rotenoid derivatives from Kenyan Millettia and Derris species as larvicidal agents
(2000)
Rotenone (1), one of the most extensively used natural insecticides, was reported to be highly
toxic to the 4th instar larvae of Aedes aegypti (Abe et al., 1985). The insecticidal activities of
rotenone and some other ...
Antimicrobial napthoquinones from the roots of aloe secundiflora
(University of Nairobi, 2013-12)
Two new naphthoquinones, 5
-
hydroxy
-
3,6
-
dimethoxy
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2
-
methylnaphthalene
-
1,4
-
dione
(
1
) and 5,8
-
dihydroxy
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3
-
methoxy
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2
-
methylnaphthalene
-
1,4
-
dione (
2
), were ...
Red hot compounds from the red hot poker plants, kniphofia species
(University of Nairobi, 2009-08)
Knipholone, the first 4
-
arylanthraquinone was discovered from the stem of
Kniphofia
foliosa
(Asphodelaceae) in 1984 [1]. Since then a number of 4
-
arylanthraquinones
including knipholone anthrone have been ...