Research Article

Chemical Composition and Larvicidal Activity of Flower Extracts from Clitoria ternatea against Aedes (Diptera: Culicidae)

Table 1

Chemical compounds for Clitoria ternatea flower.

S/NRTAreaArea (%)Compound nameActivity

14.256429129.631GlycerinPupicidal and larvicidal [18]
24.6597132.182,4-Dihydroxy-2,5-dimethyl-3(2H)-furan-3-oneAnthelminthic [19]
34.823216164.8512-Hydroxy-gamma-butyrolactoneInsecticidal metabolite [20, 21]
46.9277349216.494Acetic acid, 1-(2-methyltetrazol-5-yl)ethenyl esterAgricultural [22]
58.6025565812.491dl-Glyceraldehyde dimerAntioxidant [23]
68.84158933.567Alpha-amino-gamma-butyrolactoneAntioxidant and cytotoxic [24]
79.1516194013.9014H-pyran-4-one, 2,3-dihydro-3,5-dihydroxy-6-methyAntioxidant [25]
812.7094662310.4631,2,3-Propanetriol, monoacetateAntimicrobial [26]
914.048166703.7411,2-Dioxolan-3-one, 5-ethyl-5-methyl-4-methylene-Antioxidant [27]
1020.09935460.7964-Ethylamino-n-butylamineHerbicidal and insect lighting coating material [28, 29]
1120.22300106.7351,6-Anhydro-2,4-dideoxy-beta- D-ribo-hexopyranosePesticidal [30]
1230.89938720.8692-Propenoic acid, tridecyl esterAntifungal [31]
1336.13237710.846NeophytadieneLarvicidal [4]
1440.342313747.041n-Hexadecanoic acidLarvicidal [2, 4]
1545.991269256.043cis-Vaccenic acidLarvicidal [32]
1646.69315660.351Octadecanoic acidLarvicidal [2, 4]

S/N: signal noise; RT: retention time.