Activity of Extracts and Fatty Acids of Canavalia ensiformis (Leguminosae) Against the Symbiotic Fungus of the Leaf-Cutting Ants Atta sexdens
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The inhibitory effect of leaves extracts of Carnavalia ensiformis on the development of the symbiotic fungus of the leaf-cutting ants Atta sexdens (Forel) was evaluated. The hexane extract showed highest activity at concentration of 1000 μg/mL. Chromatographic separations of this extract have led to the isolation of a mixture of fatty acids which showed the same activity of the crude extract.
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Atta sexdens, Carnavalia ensiformis, Fatty acids, Symbiotic fungus
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Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias, v. 70, n. 4 PART 1, p. 732-736, 1998.
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