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- Title
The effect of a synergistic concentration of a Piper nigrum extract used in conjunction with pyrethrum upon gene expression in Drosophila melanogaster.
- Authors
Jensen, H. R.; Scott, I. M.; Sims, S. R.; Trudeau, V. L.; Arnason, J. T.
- Abstract
An ethyl acetate extract of Piper nigrum L. (Piperaceae) peppercorns was tested as a synergist for the botanical insecticide pyrethrum. A high synergist ratio of 11.6 against Drosophila melanogaster was obtained for the combination of pyrethrum supplemented with P. nigrum. The effect of this combination was investigated using cDNA microarray analysis of gene expression profiles in D. melanogaster. Treatment of D. melanogaster with pyrethrum alone resulted in a large number of differentially expressed genes, principally associated with stress responses. Seven genes were identified as being commonly expressed in D. melanogaster treated with at least two of the following treatments: P. nigrum, pyrethrum or P. nigrum plus pyrethrum. These are likely implicated in Drosophila defence responses to toxins.
- Subjects
BOTANICAL insecticides; BLACK pepper (Plant); PEPPER (Spice); DROSOPHILA melanogaster; GENE expression; PIPER (Genus)
- Publication
Insect Molecular Biology, 2006, Vol 15, Issue 3, p329
- ISSN
0962-1075
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1365-2583.2006.00648.x