Biodefensive Based on Piper nigrum Essential Oil for Controlling of Anopheles aquasalis Larvae: Influence of Temperature (35 degrees C) and Preservatives

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Vieira, Ayna Caroline Marciao ; Azevedo, Sidney Gomes ; Linhares, Ramon Andrade ; Justiniano, Silvia Cassia Brandao ; Pontes, Grafe Oliveira ; Lima, Alessandra Ramos ; Campelo, Pedro Henrique ; Bezerra, Jaqueline de Araujo ; Pinto, Camila da Costa ; Fonseca Filho, Henrique Duarte da ; Matos, Robert Saraiva ; Talu, Stefan ; Bagnato, Vanderlei Salvador ; Inada, Natalia Mayumi ; Sanches, Edgar Aparecido

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: BIOMOLECULES; v. 12, n. 11, p. 19-pg., 2022-11-01.

Resumo

Considerable efforts have been spent on the development of biodefensives based on the encapsulation of essential oils for controlling of urban pests from their larval stage, especially as anopheline controlling agents. The larval source management of Anopheles aquasalis is important for malaria prevention. For this reason, this research proposes larvicidal biodefensives based on polymeric particles loaded with Piper nigrum essential oil, considering the influence of temperature (35 degrees C) and preservatives on the formulation stability. The biodefensive containing the preservative phenoxyethanol/methylisothiazolinone (PNE) resulted in 5 months of shelf-life storage with an Encapsulation Efficiency (EE%) of essential oil of 70%. The biodefensive PNE (containing 500 mu g.mL(-1) of encapsulated essential oil) presented a polydisperse particle size distribution, ranging from D-10 = (127 +/- 10) nm to D-90 = (472 +/- 78) nm and a particle mean size of (236 +/- 34) nm. The AFM images revealed a spherical morphology with an external surface almost regular and smooth. The controlled release of the essential oil was evaluated up to 72 h according to the Korsmeyer-Peppas mathematical model, confirming the anomalous transport (n = 0.64 in pH = 3 and pH = 10, and n = 0.65 in pH = 7). The total larvae mortality on the in loco bioassays was almost reached (92%) after 24 h. However, according to the in vitro bioassays applying the in natura essential oil alone, the concentration of 454 mu g.mL(-1) resulted on the mortality of 70% of the larvae after 24 h. For this reason, the highest efficiency of the biodefensive PNE may be related to the encapsulation of essential oil, delivering the loaded particles more efficiently inside the larvae. From this perspective, the present study shows that a formulation based on P. nigrum essential oil may be taken into account in the integrated management of disease vector mosquitoes. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 13/07276-1 - CEPOF - Centro de Pesquisa em Óptica e Fotônica
• Beneficiário: Vanderlei Salvador Bagnato
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Centros de Pesquisa, Inovação e Difusão - CEPIDs