Título:	Acaricidal action of destruxins produced by a marine-derived Beauveria felina on the bovine tick Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus.
Autoria:	MORAIS-URANO, R. P. CHAGAS, A. C. de S. BERLINCK, R. G. S.
Afiliação:	RAQUEL P. MORAIS-URANO, INSTITUTO DE QUÍMICA DA USP/SÃO CARLOS, SP; ANA CAROLINA DE SOUZA CHAGAS, CPPSE; ROBERTO G.S. BERLINCK, INSTITUTO DE QUIMICA DA USP/SÃO CARLOS, SP.
Ano de publicação:	2012
Referência:	Experimental Parasitology, v. 132, n. 3, p. 362-366, aug. 2012.
Conteúdo:	The increasing resistance of Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus tick to commercial insecticides requires alternative methods for the control of this cattle plague. The enthomopathogenic fungus Beauveria felina produces destruxins in culture media, cyclic depsipeptides which display an array of biological activities. The present investigation aimed to evaluate the acaricide action of destruxins isolated from B. felina culture media on R. (B.) microplus engorged females. B. felina was grown in MF medium under 19 different growth conditions. HPLC-PDA analysis of chromatographic fractions obtained from the 19 different growth media extracts indicated the presence of destruxins in all lipophylic fractions. Such fractions were combined and subjected to separation by HPLC. Fractions containing distinct destruxins composition were tested against R. (B.) microplus. Two fractions, composed of destruxin Ed1 and pseudodestruxin B and/or pseudodestruxin C (fraction P1) as well as by hydroxyhomodestruxin B and/or destruxin D and/ or roseotoxin C (fraction P7), displayed 30% and 28.7% acaricidal efficacy, respectively. This activity profile in such low concentration is adequate to consider destruxins as potential leading compounds to be developed for tick biological control.
Palavras-chave:	Destruxins Beauveria felina Tick Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus Alternative control
Digital Object Identifier:	10.1016/j.exppara.2012.08.011
Tipo do material:	Artigo de periódico
Acesso:	openAccess
Aparece nas coleções:	Artigo em periódico indexado (CPPSE)