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Antimicrobial and insecticidal activities of cashew tree gum exudate |
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| Authors: | MARIA RITA MARQUES LAURENIA MARIA B ALBUQUERQUE J XAVIER-FILHO |
| Institution: | Departamento de Bioquimica e Biologia Molecular, Campus do Pici, Caixa Postal 1065, 60001 Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil;*Departamento de Biologia, Universidade Federal do Ceara, Campus do Pici, Caixa Postal 1065, 60001 Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil |
| Abstract: | The gum exudate of the cashew tree (Anacardium occidentale) was shown to inhibit growth of some fungi and bacteria. The gum also prevented oviposition and reduced the number of surviving adults of the Bruchid Callosobruchus maculatus. The feeding of larvae of the Chrysomelid Crimissa cruralis was also strongly affected by the gum. These results suggest an active role for the gum in the defence mechanisms of the plant. |
| Keywords: | Antimicrobial activity insecticidal activity Anacardium occidentale Anacardiaceae gum exudate Callosobruchus maculatus Crimissa cruralis |