Antifeedant Activity and Active Ingredients Against Plutella xylostella from Momordica charantia Leaves

With the bioguided fractionation of the ethanol extracts from the leaves of Momordica charantia, we obtained two most active compounds against the feeding of the diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella larvae. The antifeedant activity of momordicine Ⅰ and momordicine Ⅱ against the second and the third instar larvae of Plutella xylostella were tested using leaf discs of cabbage in the laboratory. The results showed that momordicin Ⅰ and momordicin Ⅱ had significant antifeedant activity on the larvae of P. xylostella, and momordicin Ⅱ was more active than momordicin Ⅰ. The concentrations for 50% antifeedant effects （AFC50） of momordicin Ⅱ against the second and the third instar larvae of P. xylostella were 76.69 and 116.24μg mL^-1, whereas that of momordicin I was 144.08 and 168.42μg mL^-1, respectively. In addition, momordicin Ⅰ and momordicin Ⅱ had significant inhibitive effect on the rate of weight gain and survival of P. xylostella larvae.

苦瓜叶乙酸乙酯萃取物对斜纹夜蛾消化酶活性的影响

为了研究苦瓜Momordica charantia叶乙酸乙酯萃取物及其活性化合物Momordicin Ⅱ对斜纹夜蛾Spodoptera litura的作用机理,将苦瓜叶乙酸乙酯萃取物及其活性化合物Momordicin Ⅱ添加到人工饲料中饲喂斜纹夜蛾幼虫,分别测定其对斜纹夜蛾幼虫中肠蛋白酶活性和淀粉酶活性的影响。结果表明,斜纹夜蛾幼虫取食了含苦瓜叶乙酸乙酯萃取物的饲料后,其中肠的淀粉酶和蛋白酶活性均比对照明显降低,处理后72h,高浓度(0.08%)对淀粉酶和蛋白酶的抑制率分别为23.0%和40.6%。斜纹夜蛾幼虫取食了含Momordicin Ⅱ的饲料后,对淀粉酶活性无明显的影响,但其中肠的蛋白酶活性比对照明显降低,处理后72h的抑制作用最强,浓度为0.6%时对蛋白酶的抑制率高达75.6%。这些结果说明乙酸乙酯萃取物及其活性化合物Momordicin Ⅱ能够抑制和干扰斜纹夜蛾幼虫中肠的蛋白酶活性和淀粉酶活性,这是中毒斜纹夜蛾幼虫不能正常生长发育的原因之一。