Raguvaran, Krishnan and Kalpana, Manickam and Manimegalai, Thulasiraman and Kalaivani, Suresh and Devapriya, Palanisamy and Siddharthan, Nagarajan and Balakrishnan, Rengasamy and Silambarasan, Tamil Selvan and Maheswaran, Rajan (2022) Larvicidal, antioxidant and biotoxicity assessment of (2-(((2-ethyl-2 methylhexyl)oxy)carbonyl)benzoic acid isolated from Bacillus pumilus against Aedes aegypti, Anopheles stephensi and Culex quinquefasciatus. ARCHIVES OF MICROBIOLOGY, 204.0 (10). ISSN 0302-8933
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Mosquitoes are a vector for many dreadful diseases known for their public health concern. The continued use of synthetic insecticides against vector control has led to serious environmental impacts, human health problems, and the development of insect resistance. Hence, alternative mosquito control methods are needed to protect the environment and human health. In the present study, the bioefficacy of (2-(((2-ethyl-2 methylhexyl)oxy)carbonyl) benzoic acid isolated from Bacillus pumilus were tested against Aedes aegypti, Culex quinquefasciatus and Anopheles stephensi. The isolated bioactive compound was characterized through thin layer chromatography (TLC), UV-visible spectroscopy (UV), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis. The pure compound caused a high percent mortality rate in a dose-dependent manner, the obtained values were 96, 82, 69, 50 and 34%; 86, 72, 56, 43, and 44%; 100, 90, 83, 70 and 56% against Ae. aegypti, Cx. quinquefasciatus, and An. stephensi respectively. The effective lethal concentration values (LC50) were 13.65, 14.90 and 9.64 ppm against Ae. aegypti, Cx. quinquefasciatus, An. Stephensi, respectively. The effect of (2-(((2-ethyl-2 methylhexyl)oxy)carbonyl) benzoic acid significantly increased the superoxide dismutase, catalase, alpha, beta esterase and Glutathione-S-transferase level after 24 h of the treatment period. The comet assay confirmed that isolated compound causes DNA damage in all tested insects. Histopathological examinations of treated larvae showed shrunken body posture, damaged epithelial cells and microvillus as compared to control organisms. The biosafety of the isolated compound was assessed against G. affinis and did not produce mortality which confirmed that the activity of the isolated compound is species specific. The current study concludes that the critical success factors of new insecticidal agent development are based on the eco-compatibility and alternative tools for the pesticide producing industry.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Bacillus pumilus, (2-(((2-Ethyl-2 methylhexyl)oxy)carbonyl)benzoic acid), Mosquito larvicidal activity, Antioxidant enzymes, Comet assay, Non-targeted organism |
| Subjects: | Immunology and Microbiology > Microbiology |
| Divisions: | Allied Health Sciences > School of Allied Health Sciences, Salem > Microbiology Allied Health Sciences > School of Allied Health Sciences, Salem > Zoology Allied Health Sciences > School of Allied Health Sciences, Salem > Appl Life Science and Integrated Biosci |
| Depositing User: | Unnamed user with email techsupport@mosys.org |
| Last Modified: | 06 Feb 2026 07:00 |
| URI: | https://ir.vmrfdu.edu.in/id/eprint/6560 |
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