Repellency property of long chain aliphatic methyl ketones against Anopheles gambiae s.s

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dc.contributor.authorInnocent, E.
dc.contributor.authorGikonyo, N. K.
dc.contributor.authorNkunya, M. H. H.
dc.date.accessioned2017-12-06T07:45:28Z
dc.date.available2017-12-06T07:45:28Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.descriptionResearch Articleen_US
dc.description.abstractLong chain aliphatic methyl ketone series of C7-C15 were tested for repellency activity against the malaria transmitting mosquito Anopheles gambiae s.s. All methyl ketones produced a dose dependent (P<0.001) repellency response with 2-tridecanone giving comparable protection efficacy to DEET at 10% and 1% concentrations. Aliphatic methyl ketones of C7-C10 had lower activity than those of C11-C15. However, within this range compounds with odd carbon atoms (2-undecanone, 2-tridecanone and 2-pentadecanone) were more effective than compounds with even carbon atoms (2-decanone and 2- dodecanone). Comparable repellency activity of 2-tridecanone to DEET show that, it may save as Anopheles gambiae s.s. mosquito repellent.en_US
dc.identifier.citationTanzania Journal of Health Research (2008), Vol. 10, No. 1en_US
dc.identifier.issn1821-9241
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/17906
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAfrican Journals Onlineen_US
dc.subjectLong chain aliphatic methyl ketonesen_US
dc.subjectInsect repellentsen_US
dc.subjectAnopheles gambiae s.s.en_US
dc.titleRepellency property of long chain aliphatic methyl ketones against Anopheles gambiae s.sen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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