TY  - JOUR
AU  - Pasinato, Anna
AU  - Singh, Garima
TI  - Lichens are a treasure chest of bioactive compounds: fact or fake?
JF  - NEW PHYTOLOGIST
J2  - NEW PHYTOL
PY  - 2025
PG  - 7
SN  - 0028-646X
DO  - 10.1111/nph.70034
UR  - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/35981463
ID  - 35981463
N1  - Department of Biology, University of Padova, Via U. Bassi, 58/B, Padova, 35121, Italy            
            National Biodiversity Future Center (NBFC), Piazza Marina, 61, Palermo, 90133, Italy            
            Botanical Garden, University of Padova, Via Orto Botanico, 15, Padova, 35123, Italy            
            Export Date: 18 March 2025; Cited By: 0; Correspondence Address: G. Singh; Department of Biology, University of Padova, Padova, Via U. Bassi, 58/B, 35121, Italy; email: garima.singh@unipd.it; CODEN: NEPHA
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TY  - JOUR
AU  - Muhoro, Arthur
AU  - Kosgei, J. J.
AU  - Njangiru, I. K.
AU  - Rasaki, L. A.
AU  - Farkas, Edit
TI  - Potential of Cladonia Foliacea Extract as an Oral Toxic Insecticide Against Adult Anopheles Gambiae, Malaria Vector in Western Kenya
JF  - ACTA BOTANICA HUNGARICA
J2  - ACTA BOT HUNG
VL  - 66
PY  - 2024
IS  - 3-4
SP  - 233
EP  - 250
PG  - 18
SN  - 0236-6495
DO  - 10.1556/034.66.2024.3-4.7
UR  - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/35628128
ID  - 35628128
N1  - Export Date: 11 February 2025            
            Correspondence Address: Muhoro, A.M.; School of Biological Sciences, Páter K. u. 1, Hungary; email: arthmacharia@yahoo.com
AB  - Plasmodium falciparum is primarily transmitted by Anopheles gambiae . Malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum is a major public health issue in western Kenya and sub-Saharan Africa, accounting for 90% of malaria deaths. The primary methods of malaria prevention are indoor residual spraying and the use of insecticide-treated nets. These tools face challenges such as mosquito resistance to insecticides as well as their toxic effect to the non-target organism, therefore this study aims to explore the application of lichen secondary metabolites as potential oral biological insecticides by assessing mosquito mortality in varying concentrations. Lichen secondary metabolites were extracted from Cladonia foliacea thalli. Bioassay experiments were conducted on A. gambiae Kisumu strain mosquitoes. Mortality rates were measured after ingesting sugar bait and lichen extracts in different concentrations. Three test replicates and negative control were used, with mortality measured after 4, 24, 48, and 72 hours. Analysis using three-way analysis of variance with twoway interactions was performed using R program to determine the effect of different lichen extract concentrations, time of exposures and mosquito sex on mortality. Our results showed that the ingestion of C. foliacea extract at 50 mg/ml and a post-exposure period of 24 to 48 hours had a maximum effect on the mortality rate of targeted male and female A. gambiae . No statistical difference was found between male and female mosquitoes in mortality. Our study confirms firstly that the extract of C. foliacea is a promising oral toxic agent against adult malaria vector A. gambiae .
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TY  - JOUR
AU  - Muhoro, Arthur
AU  - Ochomo, Eric Odhiambo
AU  - Njangiru, Isaac Kinyua
AU  - Kosgei, Jackline Jeruto
AU  - Rasaki, Laide Abbas
AU  - Farkas, Edit
TI  - A study on the effectiveness of (+)-usnic acid as oral toxic sugar bait against adult male and female Anopheles gambiae
JF  - MALARIA JOURNAL
J2  - MALARIA J
VL  - 23
PY  - 2024
IS  - 1
PG  - 8
SN  - 1475-2875
DO  - 10.1186/s12936-024-05141-4
UR  - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/35466494
ID  - 35466494
N1  - Doctoral School of Biological Sciences, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Páter K. U. 1, Gödöllő, 2100, Hungary            
            Kenya Medical Research Institute-Centre for Global Health Research (KEMRI-CGHR), P.O. Box 1578, Kisumu, 40100, Kenya            
            Institute of Pharmacodynamics and Biopharmacy, University of Szeged, Eötvös U. 6, Szeged, 6720, Hungary            
            Department of Crop Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, United States            
            HUN-REN Centre for Ecological Research, Institute of Ecology and Botany, Alkotmány u. 2–4, Vácrátót, 2163, Hungary            
            Export Date: 11 February 2025            
            Correspondence Address: Muhoro, A.M.; Doctoral School of Biological Sciences, Páter K. U. 1, Hungary; email: arthmacharia@yahoo.com
LA  - English
DB  - MTMT
ER  -