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ReviewToxins2016

A Review of Bioinsecticidal Activity of Solanaceae Alkaloids.

Szymon Chowański, Zbigniew Adamski, Paweł Marciniak, Grzegorz Rosiński, Ender Büyükgüzel, Kemal Büyükgüzel, Patrizia Falabella, Laura Scrano, Emanuela Ventrella, Filomena Lelario and 1 more

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Review in Toxins, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 88 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
88citing papers in PubMed
45.2field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

88 citing papers in PubMed, 315 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Szymon ChowańskiDepartment of Animal Physiology and Development, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Umultowska 89 Str., Poznań, 61-614, Poland. szyymon@amu.edu.pl.
Zbigniew AdamskiDepartment of Animal Physiology and Development, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Umultowska 89 Str., Poznań, 61-614, Poland. ed@amu.edu.pl.
Paweł MarciniakDepartment of Animal Physiology and Development, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Umultowska 89 Str., Poznań, 61-614, Poland. pmarcin@amu.edu.pl.
Grzegorz RosińskiDepartment of Animal Physiology and Development, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Umultowska 89 Str., Poznań, 61-614, Poland. rosin@amu.edu.pl.
Ender BüyükgüzelDepartment of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Arts and Science, Bulent Ecevit University, Zonguldak, 67100, Turkey. endericen@hotmail.com.
Kemal BüyükgüzelDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Arts and Science, Bulent Ecevit University, Zonguldak, 67100, Turkey. buyukguzelk@hotmail.com.
Patrizia FalabellaDepartment of Science, University of Basilicata, Via dellAteneo Lucano 10, Potenza, 85100, Italy. patrizia.falabella@unibas.it.
Laura ScranoDepartment of European Culture, University of Basilicata, Via S. Rocco 1, Matera, 75100, Italy. laura.scrano@unibas.it.
Emanuela VentrellaDepartment of Science, University of Basilicata, Via dellAteneo Lucano 10, Potenza, 85100, Italy. emanuelaventrella@libero.it.
Filomena LelarioDepartment of Science, University of Basilicata, Via dellAteneo Lucano 10, Potenza, 85100, Italy. filomenalelario@hotmail.com.
Sabino A BufoDepartment of Science, University of Basilicata, Via dellAteneo Lucano 10, Potenza, 85100, Italy. sabino.bufo@unibas.it.
University of Basilicata · ITAdam Mickiewicz University in Poznań · PLBülent Ecevit University · TR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Only a small percentage of insect species are pests. However, pest species cause significant losses in agricultural and forest crops, and many are vectors of diseases. Currently, many scientists are focused on developing new tools to control insect populations, including secondary plant metabolites, e.g., alkaloids, glycoalkaloids, terpenoids, organic acids and alcohols, which show promise for use in plant protection. These compounds can affect insects at all levels of biological organization, but their action generally disturbs cellular and physiological processes, e.g., by altering redox balance, hormonal regulation, neuronal signalization or reproduction in exposed individuals. Secondary plant metabolites cause toxic effects that can be observed at both lethal and sublethal levels, but the most important effect is repellence. Plants from the Solanaceae family, which contains numerous economically and ecologically important species, produce various substances that affect insects belonging to most orders, particularly herbivorous insects and other pests. Many compounds possess insecticidal properties, but they are also classified as molluscides, acaricides, nematocides, fungicides and bactericides. In this paper, we present data on the sublethal and lethal toxicity caused by pure metabolites and crude extracts obtained from Solanaceae plants. Pure substances as well as water and/or alcohol extracts cause lethal and sublethal effects in insects, which is important from the economical point of view. We discuss the results of our study and their relevance to plant protection and management.

Indexed as

AlkaloidsAnimalsBiological Control AgentsHumansInsecticidesSolanaceaeAlkaloidsBiological Control AgentsInsecticidesbioinsecticidesinsect physiologypest controlSolanaceae secondary plant metabolites

Identifiers

PMID26938561
PMCPMC4810205
OpenAlexW2291560223

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