Nordlander, Göran
- Institutionen för entomologi, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
Antifeedant activity of mainly phenylpropanoic, cinnamic, and benzoic acids esters was tested on the pine weevil, Hylobius abiefis (L.). Of 105 compounds screened for activity, 9 phenylpropanoates, 3 cinnamates, and 4 benzoates were found to be highly active antifeeclants. To understand the structure-activity relationships of these compounds, a multivariate analysis study was performed. A number of molecular and substituent descriptors were calculated and correlated to results from two-choice feeding tests with H. abietis. Three local models were developed that had good internal predictive ability. External test sets showed moderate predictivity. In general, low polarity, small size, and high lipophilicity were characteristics for compounds having good antifeeclant activity.
conifer seedling; feeding deterrent; large pine weevil; hylobius abietis; curcullonidae; benzoates; phenylpropanoates; cinnamates; phenylpropenoates; phenylacrylates; multivariate analysis; PLS; QSAR
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
2007, volym: 55, nummer: 23, sidor: 9365-9372
Utgivare: AMER CHEMICAL SOC
Skogsvetenskap
Miljö- och naturvårdsvetenskap
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/15455