Tags: Chemical Compound, Chemical Substance.
Deguelin is a derivative of rotenone. Both are compounds classified as rotenoids of the flavonoid family and are naturally occurring insecticides. They can be produced by extraction from several plant species belonging to three genera of the Fabaceae or Legume family Lonchocarpus Derris or Tephrosia. Cubé resin the root extract from Cubé (Lonchocarpus utilis) and from Barbasco (Lonchocarpus urucu) is used as a commercial insecticide and piscicide (fish poison).
