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31 October 2019 Design of a Repellent Against Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) Using in silico Simulations With AaegOBP1 Protein
Johan Sebastián Portilla-Pulido, Ruth Mariela Castillo-Morales, Mario Alberto Barón-Rodríguez, Jonny Edward Duque, Stelia Carolina Mendez-Sanchez
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Skin irritation has been reported to be the main adverse effect of excessive use of N,N-diethyl-m-toluamide (DEET) and ethyl 3-acetyl(butyl)amino (IR3535) commercial repellents. Therefore, there is an interest in alternatives of natural origin such as essential oils (EOs) and major compounds, which have repellent effects but have no contraindications. The main purpose of the present study was to identify the repellent effect of selected terpenes on Aedes aegypti Linnaeus, 1762 (Diptera: Culicidae) by in silico analysis based on their affinity with the odorant protein AaegOBP1. The protein-metabolite interactions in 20 terpenes were analyzed using the SwissDock tool. Terpenes presenting the highest affinity compared with commercial repellents were selected to evaluate repellent activity at concentrations 0.1, 10, and 25% against Ae. aegypti. Different periods (0–2, 2–15, 15–60 min) were evaluated with DEET as a positive control. The toxicity of terpenes was verified through Osiris and Molinspiration Cheminformatics Software, and cytotoxicity assays in Vero and HepaRG cells were performed using the MTT method. Two formulations were prepared with polyethylene glycol to evaluate skin long-lasting in vivo assay. The results showed four terpenes: geranyl acetate, nerolidol, α-bisabolol, and nerol, with affinity to AaegOBP1 comparable with DEET and IR3535. Geranyl acetate, nerolidol, and their mixtures showed no cytotoxicity and protection percentages close to 100% during the test at concentrations 10 and 25%. Long-lasting assays with geranyl acetate and nerolidol formulate showed 3 h as maximum protection time with 100% protection percentage. These metabolites and their mixtures are candidates to repellent formulations with times and protection percentages similar to DEET.

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Johan Sebastián Portilla-Pulido, Ruth Mariela Castillo-Morales, Mario Alberto Barón-Rodríguez, Jonny Edward Duque, and Stelia Carolina Mendez-Sanchez "Design of a Repellent Against Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) Using in silico Simulations With AaegOBP1 Protein," Journal of Medical Entomology 57(2), 463-476, (31 October 2019). https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjz171
Received: 24 June 2019; Accepted: 4 September 2019; Published: 31 October 2019
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KEYWORDS
molecular docking
odorant-binding protein
protection time
repellent
secondary metabolite
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