Table 3.

Poisonous activity of insecticidal triterpenoids of plants from 8 genera in Meliaceae.

Compound	Plant Source	Insect	Activity	Ref.
Aphapolynin D	Aphanamixis polystachya	Diabrotica balteata	MS: 66 5–9 d)	[19]
Aphanalide F	Aphanamixis polystachya	Diabrotica balteata	MS: 66 (5–9 d)
Aphapolynin F	Aphanamixis polystachya	Diabrotica balteata	MS: 33 (5–9 d)
Dregenana-1	Aphanamixis polystachya	Diabrotica balteata	MS: 33 (5–9 d)
Aphanalide E	Aphanamixis polystachya	Diabrotica balteata	MS: 33 (5–9 d)
Aphanalide G	Aphanamixis polystachya	Diabrotica balteata	MS: 33 (5–9 d)
Aphanalide H	Aphanamixis polystachya	Diabrotica balteata	MS: 99 (5–9 d)
Aphapolynin C	Aphanamixis polystachya	Diabrotica balteata	MS: 99 (5–9 d)
	Aphanamixis polystachya	Caenorhabditis elegans	MS: 66 (5–9 d)
Aphapolynin A	Aphanamixis polystachya	Plutella xylostella	MS: 66 (5–9 d)
Zaphaprinin I	Aphanamixis polystachya	Plutella xylostella	MS: 99 (5–9 d)
Zaphaprinin R	Aphanamixis polystachya	Plutella xylostella	MS: 99 (5–9 d)
Azadirachtin	Azadirachta indica Azadirachta excelsa	Spodoptera littoralis	LC50 = 0.32 μg/mL (12 d)	[9,10,11,12,13,15,16,33,35,36]
		Anopheles gambiae	LD50 = 57.1 μg/mL (24 h)
		Plutella xylostella	LD50 = 7.04–0.87 (24–96 h)
7-deacetylgedunin	Azadirachta indica	Atta sexdens rubropilosa	S50 = 9 d at 100 μg/mL	[28]
	Cedrela fissilis
	Cedrela sinensis
Gedunin	Azadirachta indica	Spodoptera frugiperda	LC50 = 39 μg/mL (7 d)	[43]
	Cedrela dugessi
	Cedrela fissilis
	Cedrela sinensis
	Cedrela salvadorensis
	Cabralea eichleriana
	Carapa guianensis
	Chisocheton paniculatus
Nimocinol	Azadirachta indica	Aedes aegypti	LC50 = 21 μg/mL (24 h)	[25]
6α-O-acetyl-7-deacetyl- nimocinol	Azadirachta indica	Aedes aegypti	LC50 = 83 μg/mL (24 h)	[25]
22,23-dihydronimocinol	Azadirachta indica	Anopheles stephensi	LC50 = 60 μg/mL (24 h)	[26]
desfurano-6α-hydroxy- azadiradione	Azadirachta indica	Anopheles stephensi	LC50 = 43 μg/mL (24 h)	[26]
Meliatetraolenone	Azadirachta indica	Anopheles stephensi	LC50 = 16 μg/mL (24 h)	[26]
Odoratone	Azadirachta indica	Anopheles stephensi	LC50 = 154 μg/mL (24 h)	[44]
Azadirachtin O	Azadirachta excelsa	Plutella xylostella	LD50 = 3.92 μg/g (24 h)	[33]
Azadirachtin P	Azadirachta excelsa	Plutella xylostella	LD50 = 2.19 μg/g (24 h)	[33]
Azadirachtin Q	Azadirachta excelsa	Plutella xylostella	LD50 = 1.10 μg/g (96 h)	[33]
Azadirachtin B	Azadirachta excelsa	Plutella xylostella	LD50 = 1.06 μg/g (96 h)	[33]
Azadirachtin L	Azadirachta excelsa	Plutella xylostella	LD50 = 1.92 μg/g (96 h)	[33]
Azadirachtin M	Azadirachta excelsa	Plutella xylostella	LD50 = 1.30 μg/g (96 h)	[33]
11α-azadirachtin H	Azadirachta excelsa	Plutella xylostella	LD50 = 0.75 μg/g (96 h)	[33]
Azadirachtol	Azadirachta excelsa	Plutella xylostella	LD50 = 1.78 μg/g (96 h)	[33]
23-O-methylnimocinolide	Azadirachta indica	Aedes aegypti	LC50 = 53 μg/mL (24 h)	[45]
7-O-deacetyl-23-O-methyl- 7α-O-senecioyl-nimocinolide	Azadirachta indica	Aedes aegypti	LC50 = 14 μg/mL (24 h)	[45]
6α-acetoxygedunin	Aglaia elaeagnoidea	Atta sexdens rubropilosa	S50 = 8 d at 100 μg/mL	[28]
	Carapa guianensis
	Cedrela fissilis
	Chisocheton paniculatus
14-deoxy-Δ14,15-xyloccensin K	Chisocheton erythrocarpus Hiern	Aedes aegypti, Aedes albopictus Culex Quinquefasciatus	LC50 = 10.2 μg/mL (24 h) LC50 = 12.16 μg/mL (24 h) LC50 = 16.82 μg/mL (24 h)	[46]
14-deoxyxyloccensin K	Chisocheton erythrocarpus Hiern Chisocheton ceramicus	Aedes aegypti, Aedes albopictus Culex Quinquefasciatus	LC50 = 3.19 μg/mL (24 h) LC50 = 3.01 μg/mL (24 h) LC50 = 3.64 μg/mL (24 h)	[46]
Photogedunin epimer mixture	Cedrela dugessi	Spodoptera frugiperda	LC50 = 10 μg/mL (7 d)	[47]
Photoacetic acid acetate mixture	Cedrela dugessi	Spodoptera frugiperda	LC50 = 8 μg/mL (7 d)	[47]
7-deacetoxy-7-oxo-gedunin	Cedrela fissilis	Atta sexdens rubropilosa	S50 = 11 d at 100 μg/mL	[28]
	Cabralea eichleriana
	Carapa guianensis
Photogedunin	Cedrela fissilis	Atta sexdens rubropilosa	S50 = 9 d at 100 μg/mL	[28]
1,2-dihydro-3β-hydroxy-7- deacetoxy-7-oxogedunin	Cedrela fissilis	Atta sexdens rubropilosa	S50 = 9 d at 100 μg/mL
Cipadesin B	Cedrela fissilis	Atta sexdens rubropilosa	S50 = 9 d at 100 μg/mL	[28]
Swietemahonolide	Cedrela fissilis	Atta sexdens rubropilosa	S50 = 8 d at 100 μg/mL
3β-acetoxycarapin	Cedrela fissilis	Atta sexdens rubropilosa	S50 = 8 d at 100 μg/mL
Oleanolic acid	Cedrela fissilis	Atta sexdens rubropilosa	S50 = 6 d at 100 μg/mL
Oleanonic acid	Cedrela fissilis	Atta sexdens rubropilosa	S50 = 8 d at 100 μg/mL
Methyl angolensate	Cedrela fissilis	Spodoptera frugiperda	MR: 40% at 50 mg/kg (7 d)	[48]
	Cabralea canjerana
Photogeduninepimeric acetate mixture	Cedrela salvadorensis	Spodoptera frugiperda	SR 50% at 10 μg/mL (24 h)	[49]
Photogeduninepimeric mixture	Cedrela salvadorensis	Spodoptera frugiperda	SR 17% at 10 μg/mL (24 h)
Ocotillone	Cabralea canjerana	Spodoptera frugiperda	MR: 40% at 50 mg/kg (7 d)	[48]
β-photogedunin	Carapa guianensis	Spodoptera frugiperda	LM 53.3% at 50 μg/mL (7 d)	[48]
			PM 20.0% at 50 μg/mL (7 d)

MS: mortality scored; SR: survival rate; MR: mortality rate; LM: larval mortality; PM: pupal mortality.