Seasonal metabolic profiling of Valencia orange leaf essential oil using GC coupled with chemometrics, nano-formulation, and insecticidal evaluation: <i>in vivo</i> and <i>in silico</i>
Eman M. Abd Elghani, Abeer M. El Sayed, Marwa M. Abdel-Aziz Emam, Abdulaziz Mohsen Al-mahallawi, Soad H. Tadros, Fathy M. Soliman, Fadia S. Youssef
Abstract
) respectively. α-Citral followed by citronellal showed the best fitting within the binding sites of acetylcholine esterase enzyme utilizing molecular docking. Thus, it can be concluded that Valencia orange leaf as a nano-formulation could serve as an effective and sustainable insecticidal agent.
Topics & Concepts
ChemometricsIn silicoOrange (colour)ChemistryEssential oilChromatographyFood scienceBiochemistryGeneEssential Oils and Antimicrobial ActivityInsect Pest Control StrategiesInsect and Pesticide Research