Table 4.

Biological activity of insect extracts.

Insect Species	Most Abundant Molecules	Activity	References
P. vicina	salicylic acid, gallic acid, liquiritigenin	PL inhibitory activity	Zhang et al. [22]
A. assamensis	not specified	antityrosinase activity	Deori et al. [131]
B. mori	not specified	antigenotoxic activity	Deori et al. [131]
B. japanensis	blapsins	anticancer activity, inhibitory activities versus the JAK3 family genes; oncological, cardiovascular, and neurological disorders, organ transplantation, and autoimmune diseases	Yan et al. [121]
Macrotermes facilger	polyphenols	antioxidant and antimicrobial properties;	Kunatsa et al. [41]
Macrotermes facilger	oxalates, tannins, and cyanogenic glycosides	antinutritional properties	Kunatsa et al. [41]
Henicus whellani	polyphenols	antioxidant and antimicrobial properties;	Kunatsa et al. [41]
Henicus whellani	oxalates, tannins, and cyanogenic glycosides	antinutritional properties	Kunatsa et al. [41]