Chemical constituents and cockroach repellent activity of Sudanese Cyperus rotundus rhizomes essential oil

Cockroaches are among the most adaptive creatures to the environment; they dwell on the earth’s surface for the past millions of years. The presence of cockroaches is posing serious health issues in many countries of the world. Searching for an effective natural repellent agent has become a highly i...

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Main Authors: Nour, Azhari H., Idris, Abeer A., Ishag, Omer A., Nour, Abdurahman H., Alara, Oluwaseun Ruth
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Idris, Abeer A.
Ishag, Omer A.
Nour, Abdurahman H.
Alara, Oluwaseun Ruth
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description Cockroaches are among the most adaptive creatures to the environment; they dwell on the earth’s surface for the past millions of years. The presence of cockroaches is posing serious health issues in many countries of the world. Searching for an effective natural repellent agent has become a highly important attempt to control these insects. Hence, this study aimed to evaluate the chemical compositions of essential oil from Sudanese Cyperus rotundus rhizomes and determine their repellent activity against American cockroaches (Periplaneta americana). The obtained essential oil was radish yellow in color, the oil content was 0.73% and forty-four constituents were identified. The most major components were: Isolongifolol (7.63%), longiverbenone (5.61%), β-cadinene (5.54%), and longifolenaldehyde (5.16%). The oil was characterized by sesquiterpenes abundance 52.45% (oxygenated sesquiterpenes 30.72% and sesquiterpenes hydrocarbons 21.73%); whereas, monoterpenes comprised 8.43% (oxygenated monoterpenes 6.81%, and monoterpenes hydrocarbons 1.62%). The experiment showed that the essential oil possesses promising results as a repellent against P. americana. Therefore, conducting more research on isolation, identification of active compounds and extensive tests on other types of cockroaches are priorities in future studies.
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spelling ump-349222022-11-07T08:35:15Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/34922/ Chemical constituents and cockroach repellent activity of Sudanese Cyperus rotundus rhizomes essential oil Nour, Azhari H. Idris, Abeer A. Ishag, Omer A. Nour, Abdurahman H. Alara, Oluwaseun Ruth QD Chemistry T Technology (General) TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) TP Chemical technology Cockroaches are among the most adaptive creatures to the environment; they dwell on the earth’s surface for the past millions of years. The presence of cockroaches is posing serious health issues in many countries of the world. Searching for an effective natural repellent agent has become a highly important attempt to control these insects. Hence, this study aimed to evaluate the chemical compositions of essential oil from Sudanese Cyperus rotundus rhizomes and determine their repellent activity against American cockroaches (Periplaneta americana). The obtained essential oil was radish yellow in color, the oil content was 0.73% and forty-four constituents were identified. The most major components were: Isolongifolol (7.63%), longiverbenone (5.61%), β-cadinene (5.54%), and longifolenaldehyde (5.16%). The oil was characterized by sesquiterpenes abundance 52.45% (oxygenated sesquiterpenes 30.72% and sesquiterpenes hydrocarbons 21.73%); whereas, monoterpenes comprised 8.43% (oxygenated monoterpenes 6.81%, and monoterpenes hydrocarbons 1.62%). The experiment showed that the essential oil possesses promising results as a repellent against P. americana. Therefore, conducting more research on isolation, identification of active compounds and extensive tests on other types of cockroaches are priorities in future studies. Marmara University 2022 Article PeerReviewed pdf en cc_by_nc_sa_4 http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/34922/1/Chemical%20constituents%20and%20cockroach%20repellent%20activity%20of%20Sudanese%20Cyperus%20rotundus%20rhizomes%20essential%20oil.pdf Nour, Azhari H. and Idris, Abeer A. and Ishag, Omer A. and Nour, Abdurahman H. and Alara, Oluwaseun Ruth (2022) Chemical constituents and cockroach repellent activity of Sudanese Cyperus rotundus rhizomes essential oil. Journal of Research in Pharmacy, 26 (4). pp. 920-930. ISSN 2630-6344. (Published) https://doi.org/10.29228/jrp.190 https://doi.org/10.29228/jrp.190
spellingShingle QD Chemistry
T Technology (General)
TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
TP Chemical technology
Nour, Azhari H.
Idris, Abeer A.
Ishag, Omer A.
Nour, Abdurahman H.
Alara, Oluwaseun Ruth
Chemical constituents and cockroach repellent activity of Sudanese Cyperus rotundus rhizomes essential oil
title Chemical constituents and cockroach repellent activity of Sudanese Cyperus rotundus rhizomes essential oil
title_full Chemical constituents and cockroach repellent activity of Sudanese Cyperus rotundus rhizomes essential oil
title_fullStr Chemical constituents and cockroach repellent activity of Sudanese Cyperus rotundus rhizomes essential oil
title_full_unstemmed Chemical constituents and cockroach repellent activity of Sudanese Cyperus rotundus rhizomes essential oil
title_short Chemical constituents and cockroach repellent activity of Sudanese Cyperus rotundus rhizomes essential oil
title_sort chemical constituents and cockroach repellent activity of sudanese cyperus rotundus rhizomes essential oil
topic QD Chemistry
T Technology (General)
TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
TP Chemical technology
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