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Toxicity of Usnic Acid from Cladonia substellata (Lichen) to embryos and adults of Biomphalaria glabrata

2017; Elsevier BV; Volume: 179; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.actatropica.2017.11.007

1873-6254

Hallysson Douglas Andrade de Araújo, Luanna R.S. Silva, Williams Nascimento de Siqueira, Caíque Silveira Martins da Fonseca, Nicácio H. Silva, Ana Maria Mendonça de Albuquerque Melo, Mônica Cristina Barroso Martins, Vera Lúcia de Menezes Lima,

Plant and fungal interactions

This study reports the molluscicidal activity of usnic acid isolated from Cladonia substellata Vanio (lichen) on embryos at various stages of development and in adult mollusks of Biomphalaria glabrata. The toxicity of usnic acid was also evaluated through Artemia salina larvae mortality. Usnic acid was extracted with diethyl ether, isolated, purified, and its structure confirmed by analyzing the spectra of proton nuclear magnetic resonance. LC90 for 24 h of exposure were 1.62, 4.45, 5.36, and 4.49 μg mL−1 for blastula, gastrula, trocophore, and veliger embryonic stages, respectively, and 3.45 μg mL−1 for adult snails; LC50 of usnic acid against A. salina was 2.46 μg mL−1. LC90 assessed 7 days after exposure was 2.56 μg mL−1 for adult mollusks. In conclusion, these findings demonstrate that under laboratory conditions usnic acid has teratogenic and molluscicide potential to control the aquatic snail B. glabrata and may prove to be a promising candidate in the search for new molluscicide agents, but further detailed studies on its molluscicidal effect and possible environmental effects are needed.