Preliminary studies on the characterization and toxicity of the cashew nut shell liquid in Pomacea canaliculata and Artemia salina

• Main Authors: Micor, Jose Rene L., Mojica, Elmer-Rico E., Leyson, Gerard Paul M., Petrache, Christina A., Deocaris, Custer C.
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2004
• Subjects: Cashew nut—Toxicology; Pomacea canaliculata; Artemia; Phenols; Phenols—Physiological effect; Molluscicides; Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Structural Biology
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/5470
• Institution: De La Salle University

Cashew nut liquid (CSNL) extracted by the Soxhlet method exhibited toxicity against the golden snail (Pomocea canaliculata) and brine shrimp (Artemia salina). Chemical test and infra-red (IR) spectroscopy indicated the presence of several phenolic compounds that may have contributed to these observe...