Molecular action of larvicidal flavonoids on ecdysteroidogenic glutathione S-transferase Noppera-bo in Aedes aegypti.
Inaba, K., Ebihara, K., Senda, M., Yoshino, R., Sakuma, C., Koiwai, K., Takaya, D., Watanabe, C., Watanabe, A., Kawashima, Y., Fukuzawa, K., Imamura, R., Kojima, H., Okabe, T., Uemura, N., Kasai, S., Kanuka, H., Nishimura, T., Watanabe, K., Inoue, H., Fujikawa, Y., Honma, T., Hirokawa, T., Senda, T., Niwa, R.(2022) BMC Biol 20: 43-43
- PubMed: 35172816 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-022-01233-2
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
7EBT, 7EBU, 7EBV, 7EBW - PubMed Abstract: 
Mosquito control is a crucial global issue for protecting the human community from mosquito-borne diseases. There is an urgent need for the development of selective and safe reagents for mosquito control. Flavonoids, a group of chemical substances with variable phenolic structures, such as daidzein, have been suggested as potential mosquito larvicides with less risk to the environment. However, the mode of mosquito larvicidal action of flavonoids has not been elucidated.
Organizational Affiliation: 
Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8572, Japan.