Review Article

Terpenes: Natural Products for Controlling Insects of Importance to Human Health—A Structure-Activity Relationship Study

Table 1

Calculated molecular descriptors for terpene and phenylpropene compounds used in QSAR analysis of the fumigant activity against head lice.

CompoundsMVPSABPHBA

1,8-Cineole167.19.231772
Anisole113.49.231552
Anethole154.49.23237.52
Eugenol156.229.46252.54
Thymol154.220.23231.52
Linalool179.619.621992
Benzyl alcohol103.220.232052
(+)-Borneol 155.320.23212.52
Citronellol184.920.232252
Menthol175.520.232162
Isomenthol175.518.96218.52
Camphor154.817.59204.51
Carvone159.718.03230.52
Geraniol177.919.72302
Menthone17517.07209.52
Pulegone164.817.072212
Limonene163.201760
-Pinene 154.901560
-Pinene15301650
Myrcene17718.851670
-Terpinene161.118.011820

The descriptors were calculated by ChemAxon and ChemSpider software.
The data on lice were obtained by Toloza [13].