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Title: STRUCTURAL ACTIVITY OF BOVIDIC ACID AND RELATED COMPOUNDS AS FEEDING DETERRENTS AGAINST AEDES AEGYPTI.

Author
item Tran, Kevin
item Chauhan, Kamlesh

Submitted to: American Mosquito Control Association
Publication Type: Abstract Only
Publication Acceptance Date: 12/1/2005
Publication Date: 2/27/2006
Citation: Tran, K., Chauhan, K.R. 2006. Structural activity of bovidic acid and related compounds as feeding deterrents against aedes aegypti. American Mosquito Control Association. Addendum 07/27/06.

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: 5-(1-hydroxynonyl)-2-tetrahydrofuranpentanoic acid (18-Bovidic acid), a compound recently identified as a mosquito deterrent from the hair of gaur, has been evaluated for its efficacy compared to known synthetic repellents. In the present study we have evaluated analogs of Bovidic acid, related hydroxyfuranoid acid and their esters to identify structural features and stereochemistry necessary to exhibit feeding deterrent activities against arthropod vectors.