Nematicidal compositions and methods
US6887900B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 4, 2002 |
| Grant date | May 3, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 4, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61K31/336
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention concerns the use of certain compounds related to fatty acids to control nematodes that infest plants or the situs of plants. Nematodes parasitizing animals can also be controlled using the methods and composition of this invention. The useful compounds are inhibitors of nematode delta-12 fatty acid desaturases and can be, for example, from C16 to C20 in length. A feature of these compounds is that their inhibitory effect on the activity of a nematode delta-12 desaturase, or on the viability or fecundity of a nematode, is smaller in the presence of the product of a delta-12 fatty acid desaturase (e.g., linoleate) than in the presence of the substrate of the enzyme (e.g., oleate).
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