Fernando S S S T, Jayasooriya R G P T, Samarakoon Kalpa W, Wijegunawardana N D Asha D, Alahakoon Sampath B
Institute for Combinatorial Advanced Research and Education (KDU-CARE), General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, Kandawala Road, Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia, Sri Lanka.
Department of Bioprocess Technology, Faculty of Technology, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka, Mihintale, Sri Lanka.
J Toxicol. 2024 Nov 28;2024:6179226. doi: 10.1155/jt/6179226. eCollection 2024.
Research on citrus plants is the result of increasing interest in the discovery of plant species with potential insect-repellent properties. Insect-repelling ability can be achieved by the numerous ubiquitous citrus species. This is mainly due to the presence of phytochemicals such as limonene, citronellol, citral, and -pinene. These phytochemicals' composition varies depending on the geographical location of the plant. The extraction method dictates the configuration of attainable phytochemicals while the dosage affects the repellency potential. Therefore, developing insect repellent involved a number of observations related to the identification of both citrus plant phytochemical composition present in the different parts of the plant and the repellency potential of these phytochemicals in advance. Conversely, the development of repellent methods that go beyond conventional methods has been made possible by scientific developments including modern strategies such as encapsulation, the preparation of emulsion, and the incorporation of repellents into textiles. Therefore, this review article intends to probe into the aforementioned information and provide a sound insight into citrus-based repellent development in the future.
对柑橘类植物的研究是人们对发现具有潜在驱虫特性的植物物种兴趣日益浓厚的结果。众多无处不在的柑橘类物种都具备驱虫能力。这主要归因于柠檬烯、香茅醇、柠檬醛和α-蒎烯等植物化学物质的存在。这些植物化学物质的组成因植物的地理位置而异。提取方法决定了可获得的植物化学物质的形态，而剂量则影响驱虫潜力。因此，开发驱虫剂需要预先进行一系列观察，涉及鉴定植物不同部位存在的柑橘类植物化学物质组成以及这些植物化学物质的驱虫潜力。相反，包括包封、乳液制备以及将驱虫剂掺入纺织品等现代策略在内的科学发展，使得超越传统方法的驱虫方法得以开发。因此，这篇综述文章旨在探究上述信息，并为未来基于柑橘的驱虫剂开发提供深刻见解。
