Attainment of insecticide, fungicide against leaf cutting ants and their symbiotic fungi from Myracrodruon urundeuva and of coordination complex of metals with bioactive compounds for the control of this plague

• Grant number: 09/01847-1
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate (Direct)
• Start date: July 01, 2009
• End date: August 31, 2012
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Chemistry - Organic Chemistry
• Principal Investigator: João Batista Fernandes
• Grantee: André Lúcio Franceschini Sarria
• Host Institution: Centro de Ciências Exatas e de Tecnologia (CCET). Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCAR). São Carlos , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 06/58043-3 - Leaf cutting ants control, integrated studies, AP.TEM

Abstract

Atta genera are considered between the most important plagues, such in Agricultural, pasture and reforesting program, since they defoliate the plants reducing their productivity or killing them. Thus, studies that can control specifically leaf-cutting ant without alter the environment is highly recommended. This project has as subject to obtain natural products with insecticide and/or fungitoxic activities and/or pectinases inhibitors and to obtain organometalic complexes of the actives compounds in order to amply their biological activity or to became them available in the action place. These studies will contribute with Atta sexdens rubropilosa control. Specifically will be done a biomonitored study of Astronium juglandifolium in order to obtain insecticide, fungitoxic or pectinases inhibitors natural compounds; to contribute with the quimiosystematic of the genera Astronium and the family Anacardiaceae, since they are few studied under chemical point of view; and to synthesize the metalic complexes with the active compounds. (AU)

Scientific publications

(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

FRANCESCHINI SARRIA, ANDRE LUCIO; LOPES VILELA, ADRIANA FERREIRA; FRUGERI, BARBARA MAMMANA; FERNANDES, JOAO BATISTA; CARLOS, ROSE MARIA; DAS GRACAS FERNANDES DA SILVA, MARIA FATIMA; CASS, QUEZIA BEZERRA; CARDOSO, CARMEN LUCIA. Copper (II) and zinc (II) complexes with flavanone derivatives: Identification of potential cholinesterase inhibitors by on-flow assays. Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry, v. 164, p. 141-149, NOV 2016. (13/07600-3, 06/58043-3, 09/01847-1)

RIBEIRO, L. P.; VENDRAMIM, J. D.; ANDRADE, M. S.; BICALHO, K. U.; SILVA, M. F. G. F.; VIEIRA, P. C.; FERNANDES, J. B.. Tropical Plant Extracts as Sources of Grain-Protectant Compounds Against Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Neotropical Entomology, v. 43, n. 5, p. 470-482, OCT 2014. (09/01847-1)

FRANCESCHINI SARRIA, ANDRE LUCIO; SILVA, TAYNARA LOPES; DE OLIVEIRA, JULIANA MAGALHAES; RODRIGUES DE OLIVEIRA, MILENE APARECIDA; FERNANDES, JOAO BATISTA; DAS GRACAS FERNANDES DA SILVA, MARIA FATIMA; VIEIRA, PAULO CEZAR; VENANCIO, TIAGO; ALVES FILHO, ELENILSON DE GODOY; BATISTA, JR., JOAO M.; et al. Dimeric chalcones derivatives from Myracrodruon urundeuva act as cathepsin V inhibitors. Phytochemistry, v. 154, p. 31-38, OCT 2018. (06/58043-3, 15/07089-2, 13/07600-3, 14/25222-9, 09/01847-1)