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Extracts of Meliaceae, leaves, barks and especially seeds have long been used for medicinal and plant protection purposes. The Indian neem tree, Azadirachta indica A. Juss, is part of Indian folklore and one of the meliacean species which has interested several laboratories for a long time. Most of the results have been presented in three international neem conferences.1–3 The chemistry of the most intensively studied secondary metabolites from Meliaceae, i.e. the limonoids or tetranortriterpenoids, has been reviewed regularly.4–7 The primary intention of this overview is to concentrate primarily on one pharmacologically interesting aspect of the bioactive metabolites from tropical Meliaceae, their disrupting effect on growth, development and reproduction of insects.
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Rembold, H., Puhlmann, I. (1993). Phytochemistry and Biological Activity of Metabolites from Tropical Meliaceae. In: Downum, K.R., Romeo, J.T., Stafford, H.A. (eds) Phytochemical Potential of Tropical Plants. Recent Advances in Phytochemistry, vol 27. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-1783-6_7
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