in which
four derivatives of benzaldehyde from Pieris rapae larvae were
evaluated for their PO inhibitory activity. Their results demonstrated
that benzaldehyde and its derivatives significantly
inhibited PO activity. Antibiotic activity has been known to
be a very common characteristic of Photorhabdus and Xenorhabdus
spp., and the compounds deployed are quite diverse.
Benzaldehyde and its derivatives are widely used as environmentally
safe antimicrobial compounds