Essential oils as molluscicidal agents against schistosomiasis transmitting snails - a review
•Essential oils have molluscicidal potential against schistosome transmitting snails.•Monoterpenic compounds were predominant in essential oils with significant molluscicidal activity.•Volatile constituents have been demonstrated to be alternative chemical agents for the control of schistosome inter...
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| Published in: | Acta tropica Vol. 209; p. 105489 |
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| Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , , |
| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier B.V
01-09-2020
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| Summary: | •Essential oils have molluscicidal potential against schistosome transmitting snails.•Monoterpenic compounds were predominant in essential oils with significant molluscicidal activity.•Volatile constituents have been demonstrated to be alternative chemical agents for the control of schistosome intermediate hosts.•Few oils with molluscicidal activity have been subjected to acute toxicity testing against non-target organisms.
This review aims to describe essential oils with bioactivity on adult snails of the genera Bulinus and Biomphalaria, which are intermediate hosts of schistosomes, and brings together information relating to the importance of molluscicides and the chemical composition and toxicity of such oils for other aquatic species. Analysis of the data of original articles revealed that 50 essential oils obtained from 46 plant species were evaluated for molluscicidal activity against the genera cited. More than 80% of the volatile oils studied were active, according to the criteria of the World Health Organization (LC90 or LC100 ≤100 µg/mL or LC50 <40 µg/mL), and most of the oils came from plants belonging to the Rutaceae, Lamiaceae and Pinaceae. Around 37% of the surveyed plant species were obtained in Brazil and 88% of these plants were collected in the northeast of the country, a region with a high prevalence of schistosomiasis mansoni. The essential oils with the highest toxicity against host snails had high levels of hydrocarbon monoterpenes and oxygenated monoterpenes, which may be responsible for the molluscicidal activity. Some volatile components were subjected to molluscicidal evaluation, and the monoterpene compounds exhibited a significant molluscicide effect. This review confirmed the importance of essential oils as a promising alternative for the development of natural molluscicide products. However, in order to be safe for use at sites where schistosome intermediate hosts are found, information on ecotoxicity is required and, to date, few oils have been tested against non-target aquatic species. |
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| ISSN: | 0001-706X 1873-6254 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.actatropica.2020.105489 |