US20210100243A1 - Insect repelling composition - Google Patents

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US20210100243A1
US20210100243A1 US16/593,693 US201916593693A US2021100243A1 US 20210100243 A1 US20210100243 A1 US 20210100243A1 US 201916593693 A US201916593693 A US 201916593693A US 2021100243 A1 US2021100243 A1 US 2021100243A1
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  • the present invention relates to a composition for repelling insects and in particular a composition comprising various constituents in a formulation that has insect repelling properties.
  • Insects provide valuable functions including but not limited to pollination of plants, being a food source and other positive roles. However, some insects have undesirable effects which include but are not limited to carrying and transferring diseases as well as being nuisances, e.g., insects that bite. For example, ticks and mosquitos carry diseases that affect animals and humans.
  • Mosquitoes are responsible for most human illnesses with an average 500 million cases resulting in three million deaths annually. Ninety percent of these cases occur in Africa alone with 2.5 billion at risk globally. Women are particularly at risk due to the increased attractiveness to predatory mosquitoes due to the increased alkalinity of their skin.
  • mosquito borne diseases are one of the most deadly threats to the human population.
  • the strategies for the prevention of mosquito vectored dieses must be discovered as risk of these diseases will incrementally increase as natural occurrence of mosquito habitat spreads due to global warming.
  • the insects that prey on humans are required to deploy an array of sensitive chemoreceptor networks that work in specific coordination to locate prey.
  • DEET N,N-Diethyl-meta-toluamide
  • IR3535 ethyl butylacetylaminopropionate
  • picaridin are effective in that they stimulate a key receptor of the mosquito's chemosensory array to illicit a repellent response. This primary receptor is called the Or47a and Or83b DEET-like receptor.
  • Fragrant oils such as citronella, rosemary, and eucalyptus have been used for to repel insects for thousands of years. These fragrant oils are comprised on VOC (volatile organic compounds) produced by flowers and fruit. These oils are collected as extracts from their respective sources and are technically described as an accord.
  • An accord is a suite of chemicals that are grouped together to create a specific odor. These accords may be duplicated to by perfumers to create specific fragrances and are comprised of a top, middle and base note. The volatility of these components are highest with the top note, somewhat volatile with the middle note and least volatile with the base note.
  • citronella an oil found in many botanical sources and known for its repellent activity was determined to be comprised of several mixtures of oils. It was discovered that the accord that makes up the fragrance is comprised of sub-oils that have repellent factors and other sub oils that are not repellent.
  • citronella is of 18-20% geraniol, limonene 9-11%, methylisoeugenol 7-11%, citronellol 6-8%, and citronellal 5-15%. It is interesting to point out that only the geraniol, limonene, and citronella oils have mosquito repellent properties while the remaining oils in the accord are for other purposes such as defense or attractants.
  • eucalyptus oil that is comprised of 60-80% cineole oil with the remaining 40-20% being trace oils.
  • the remaining trace oils are alpha-pinene 9%, beta-pinene 1.5%, alpha phellandrene 1.5%, delta limonene 12%, 1,8 cineole 70%, camphor 0.1%, and sabinene, 0.3%.
  • the fragrant aroma of the common tomato plant is an excellent example.
  • the leaves' cellular structures are comprised of glandular trichomes that contain crystals and oils in their bulbous sections. These structures contain oils that are responsible for several biological functions including plant defense.
  • the tomato leaf chemical constituents are tomatine, (Z)-3-hexenal, (E)-2-hexenal, eugenol, 1,8 cineole, caryophyllene, b-phellandrene, humulene, linalool.
  • Each chemical of the tomato has either a specific function or synergistic function.
  • tomatine is an anti-membrane defense chemical that is used to prevent biofilm formation of attacking snails, bacteria, or fungi.
  • Z-hexenal is involved with wound healing as it possesses anti-microbial capability by inhibiting JA signaling of invading bacteria and fungi.
  • E)-2-hexenal although similar to (Z)-3-hexenal, acts as an attractant for beneficial predatory insects.
  • the chemical b-phellandrene is a chemical attractant known for luring caterpillar predatory mites to the site of injury. This leaves the chemicals eugenol, 1,8 cineole, caryophyllene, humulene, and linalool as the sole chemicals of the tomato fragrant accord responsible for repelling insects.
  • the parasite then travels from the host to the mosquito where it now becomes infected as well.
  • the cycle repeats with the malaria parasite traveling between the two human and mosquito hosts. It is important discuss that the malaria parasite has evolved to emit a chemical signal that “messages” the mosquito to come and pick up the parasite. While nearing maturity inside the human host, the parasite will begin to emit chemical signatures that attract the mosquitoes to the infected human host.
  • the present invention relates to various compositions which are formulations comprising several constituents.
  • the constituents together, as well as when combined with existing conventional, existing repellents such as (DEET), picaridin, ethyl butylacetylaminopropionate (trade name IR3535) and other known mosquito repellents, provide compositions that have enhanced synergistic effects in terms of insect repelling properties as compared with the components separately.
  • Existing mosquito repellents target only gustatory receptors in insects.
  • the present formulation uses a multiple receptor approach by targeting ionotropic, gustatory, and olfactory receptors in insects to provide a synergistic action to repel insects as well as inhibit the ability of insects to detect and seek prey.
  • Some of the constituents are found in botanical plants. Further, some of the components or constituents are fragrances produced by plants and such plants may have a multitude of other chemicals that have properties which may or may not have insect repellent characteristics. These include chemo-sensory signaling for defense, attractants, wound healing, etc.
  • An improved mosquito repellent may be potentiated by formulation of a repellent that only incorporates the insect repellent active chemicals from a vast array of mosquito repellent fragrances. Such a formulation would be superior in that it would contain key chemical chemosensory inhibitors to inhibit the Or47a and Or83b DEET receptor, the AgOr65 protein receptor, the cpA carbon dioxide receptor, and the AeegOr4 or AaegOr103 sulcatone human specific receptor.
  • the formulation may be realized by critical analysis and extrapolation of these specific chemoreceptor specific compounds of all botanical fragrances that are known to have mosquito or insect repellent properties.
  • formulations of the present composition are safe for humans and animals.
  • Some formulations of the present invention are directed to a more useful strategy would be a complex formulation that can inhibit all of the mosquitoes' chemosensory package. This would include the AgOr65 protein receptor, the cpA carbon dioxide receptor and the AaegOr4 or Aaeg103 receptor that senses sulcatone which is uniquely emitted by human hosts.
  • the present invention in one form, relates to a composition, on a weight percentage basis as follows:
  • the composition can comprise 0.1-10% alcohol such as ethanol, isopropanol and methanol.
  • the present invention in another form, relates to a composition, on a weight percentage basis as follows:
  • the present invention in another form, relates to a composition, on a weight percentage basis as follows: 12-18% 2,6-dimethyl-7-octen-2-ol;
  • the composition can comprise 0.1-10% alcohol such as ethanol, isopropanol and methanol.
  • the present invention in another form thereof, relates to a method for repelling insects using a composition, on a weight percentage basis as follows:
  • a method for repelling insects includes deploying a composition comprising, on a weight percent basis as follows:
  • the composition can be formulated as a solid, a liquid such as an oil or a lotion, etc.
  • the composition can be deployed by topically applying the composition to an individual (human or animal), spraying the composition on the individual or in an environment in which one wishes to repel insects, burning the composition, etc.
  • compositions and method include but are not limited to a more effective insect including mosquito repellent than conventional compositions.
  • the present composition functions as a repellent of insects including mosquitoes.
  • the mechanism by which the present invention operates varies depending on the specific constituents in the composition.
  • the composition includes constituents such as fragrances that act on an insect's olfactory sensory neurons. Other constituents in the present composition affect an insect's other senses.
  • the present composition achieves a superior insect repellent that focuses on repellent factors while avoiding limitations of toxicity to humans, animals or other living things including plants to which one wishes to repel insects.
  • each mosquito olfactory sensory neuron expresses one odorant receptor which recognizes specific structural features or epitopes in odorant molecules. Axons of neurons expressing the same receptor converge onto a single glomerus. Therefore a given odorant may have structural features that are recognized by odorant receptors Or83b, Or47a, Or4, Or103, and cpA that activate the corresponding glomeruli. Another odorant may have different epitopes and may activate alternate receptors. A third type of odorants may have completely different epitopes and activate several receptors simultaneously.
  • an odorant receptor and its corresponding glomerulus can be activated by several different odorants, but each odorant is likely to elicit a unique pattern of glomeruli activation. This pattern constitutes an odorant specific neural pattern that the mosquito utilizes to find prey.
  • One aspect of the present composition focuses on specific components or constituents that inhibit these olfactory receptors either specifically or universally to effectively “blind” the insect (e.g., mosquito) to human prey.
  • This strategy allows one to select specific constituents and respective concentrations for inclusion in formulations of the present composition sufficient to produce an insect repellent that has synergistic, superior insect repellent properties as compared with that of DEET, IR3535, or picaridin alone which only affect singular receptors.
  • the composition can be formulated to make an individual to which the composition is applied “blind” to insects such as but not limited to mosquitos or other biting insects, by inhibiting the protein receptors that detect body odors in humans or animals.
  • insects such as but not limited to mosquitos or other biting insects
  • These specialized receptors detect specific proteins of body odors emitted by humans. These odors are sulcatone and lactic acid.
  • the mosquito antennae have specialized receptors (AaegOr4, AaegOr65, and AaegOr103) that detect human body odors sulcatone and lactic acid that are specific in locating human prey. All of these receptors require the function of P450 isozymes for the receptors to detect these human specific odorants.
  • Formula 1 The composition of Formula 1 has, on a weight percentage basis the following:
  • Table 1 (below) demonstrates insect repellency of Formula 1 to inhibit both landing and probing (feeding behavior) of mosquitoes.
  • Collagen membranes were used as a skin analog for testing the liquid test substances.
  • the collagen membranes were moistened with water and the surface was dried prior to the applications to provide a texture and consistency that was similar to human skin.
  • the applications were conducted with the collagen membranes by shaking the test substances well, then applying the test substance onto the membranes until wet and then gently rubbing the test substance into the membranes.
  • the membranes were placed on top of water moistened paper towels (lightly moistened) to maintain a “skin like” consistency by preventing complete moisture loss from the membranes while aging.
  • the membranes were placed on the paper towels with the untreated side in contact with the paper towels and water was added to the paper towels as needed to maintain moisture during the aging process.
  • Each test substance was evaluated at 1 and 2 hours after the applications. Each evaluation consisted of two (2) replicates per age.
  • the cage had a 1′ ⁇ 1′ wooden cover on the top of the cage with an approximate 2.5′′ ⁇ 6′′ removable section in its center. The section was removable to provide an opening in the top of the cage for the test surface and for the mosquitoes to try to feed on the test subject's arm above the test surface.
  • Mesh was placed on the top side of the test surface to prevent direct contact of the test surface with the test subject's arm and disposable wood spacers were placed on top of the top cover to elevate the test subject's arm from the test substance and to prevent the mosquitoes from being able to feed on the test subject.
  • An untreated pre-treatment evaluation was conducted prior to testing the treated test surface by counting the number of mosquitoes that landed and probed on an untreated test surface during a 5-minute time period.
  • the treated surface was evaluated in the same manner as the untreated surface and the repellency was calculated by comparing the number of landing and probes during the pre-treatment evaluation to the number of landing and probes during the treatment evaluation.
  • the study was conducted using two different test subjects for each test substance and aged evaluation.
  • Collagen membranes were used as a skin analog for testing the liquid test substances.
  • the collagen membranes were moistened with water and the surface was dried prior to the applications to provide a texture and consistency that was similar to human skin.
  • the applications were conducted to the collagen membranes by shaking the test substances well, then applying the test substance onto the membranes using a 1 gram/600 cm2 application rate and then gently rubbing the test substance into the membranes.
  • the membranes selected for the untreated controls were moistened with water but did not receive any other application.
  • the membranes were placed on top of water moistened paper towels (lightly moistened) to maintain a “skin like” consistency by preventing complete moisture loss from the membranes while aging.
  • the membranes were placed on the paper towels with the untreated side in contact with the paper towels and water was added to the paper towels as needed to maintain moisture during the aging process.
  • Test substances were evaluated at 6 and 8 hours after the applications. Each evaluation consisted of 4 replicates for the controls and 4 replicates for each test substance per age.
  • the cage had a 1′ ⁇ 1′ wooden cover on the top of the cage with an approximate 2.5′′ ⁇ 6′′ removable section in its center. The section was removable to provide an opening in the top of the cage for the test surface and for the mosquitoes to try to feed on the test subject's arm above the test surface.
  • Mesh was placed on the top side of the test surface to prevent direct contact of the test surface with the test subject's arm and disposable wood spacers were placed on top of the top cover to elevate the test subject's arm from the test substance and to prevent the mosquitoes from being able to feed on the test subject.
  • An untreated pre-treatment evaluation was conducted prior to testing the treated test surface by counting the number of mosquitoes that landed and probed on an untreated test surface during a 5-minute time period.
  • the treated surface was evaluated in the same manner as the untreated surface and the repellency was calculated by comparing the number of landing and probes during the pre-treatment evaluation to the number of landing and probes during the treatment evaluation.
  • the study was conducted using two different test subjects for each test substance and aged evaluation.
  • present composition in its various formulations provides features and advantages not found in prior insect repellents.
  • present composition can be formulated to have strong insect repellent properties while being safe for humans and animals.
  • composition can be formulated to have superior mosquito repelling properties based on its constituents including fragrances which are created by selection of active extracts that effect multiple repellent strategies of predator insects such as, but not limited to, mosquitos, lice, ticks, fleas, flies, bed bugs and mites.
  • the present composition can be optimized by selecting the specific constituents in desired amounts to achieve a desired insect repellent property based on the desired insect to repel and based on a selected desire to protect mammals including humans and animals from insects including biting insects.
  • Selection of desirable constituents for inclusion of formulations of the presented composition are based on inhibition of key insect receptors which include mosquito receptors for repelling mosquitos. This may be accomplished synergistically by inhibition of carbon dioxide receptors, body odor receptors, DEET-like receptors or Dopamine Receptors. Progressive inhibition of synaptic firing of potentials in these key receptors lead result in the insect finding the human target undesirable and causes aversion to feeding.
  • composition can be modified such that when applied to humans, the human is “invisible” or unappealing to insects such as mosquitos by specially selecting particular isolates comprising the fragrance linked to ultra-stimulate key receptors utilized by mosquitos or other insects to select prey.
  • the constituents work synergistically to effect known DEET receptors of an insect such as a mosquito.
  • DEET receptors there are two specific DEET receptors Or83B and Or47a.
  • the contemplated formula contains linalool that is known to affect these specific receptors respectively.
  • the present composition can be formulated to inhibit key chemical signatures that modulate mosquito feeding behavior. Doing so would result in reducing or controlling the infection rate of malaria carried by mosquitos. It is known that the malaria parasite will cause infected individuals to “outgas” chemical attractants that attract mosquitoes (pinene and limonene). It is the object of the invention to utilize a-pinene or limonene or both as chemical “blinding agents” by over stimulating mosquito sensory receptors that detect these chemicals. Over stimulation of these key receptors will elicit an avoidance behavior of predatorial mosquitoes.
  • composition can be formulated with specific chemical constituents that render an insect “blind” for sensing carbon dioxide discharge from animals and human hosts.
  • the receptors in particular are the gr1, gr2, and gr3 “gustatory” receptors containing the cpA receptor sensory cluster. It would be contemplated that the formulations would contain ethyl pyruvate, 7-a-beta-nepatalactone, methyl salicylate either independently or in combination as gustatory inhibitors.
  • composition can also be formulated to contain specific chemical isolates that “blind” insect receptors AaegOr4, AaegOr65, and AaegOr103 by deactivation or inhibition of P450 isozymes found in the receptor. Deactivation of protein specific receptors would blind the mosquito to the presence of sulcatone and lactic acid odors produced by human targets.
  • These contemplated isolates are myrcene, borneol, and pinene that actively deactivate the sulcatone and lactic acid specific protein receptors of the mosquito by direct and passive inhibition of the receptors native neuronal P450 isozymes.
  • the present composition can be formulated to prevent malaria infection by creating a topical formulation of botanical abstracts that are toxic to malaria ( P. falciparum ) sporozoites. It is contemplated that certain chemical components of botanical extracts are toxic to malarial sporozoites and plasmodium . It is further contemplated that direct reduction of malaria infection may be accomplished as the mosquito proboscis comes into contact with these botanical extracts at the initiation of penetration of the host.
  • the present composition can be formulated to contain chemicals that inhibit mosquitoes from developing learned behavior to avoid the aversion causing properties of DEET. It has been proven that mosquitoes can learn behavior that bypasses and reduces the effectiveness of DEET. This learned behavior has been well identified as one of the key factors that reduce the effectiveness of DEET. It is the object of the invention that the mosquito repelling formula contain monoterpenes as a means of inhibiting loss of DEET effectiveness by tolerance learning. This would include limonene.
  • modifying the constituents in the present composition will have an effect to alter the overcall fragrant signature of the resulting composition which through routine experimentation and optimization will result in an insect repellent to perform as a repellent of a desired insect or for a particular application or use.

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Abstract

A composition and method for insect repellent is provided. The composition in one form has on a weight percentage basis 10-20% 2,6-dimethyl-7-octen-2-ol; 0.1-5% 2,6-octadienal, 3,7-dimethyl-; 1-10% benzyl benzoate; 0.01-2% citral; 1-10% hexamethylindanopyran; 10-40% lavender oil; 20-50% Lemon Oil Argentina; 5-15% Lime Oil Distilled Mexican; 0.01-3% limonene; 5-15% rosemary oil; and optionally 0.1-10% an insect repellent active ingredient selected from the group consisting of N,N-Diethyl-meta-toluamide (DEET), ethyl butylacetylaminopropionate and picaridin. The composition has insect repellent properties.

Description

    FIELD OF THE INVENTION
  • The present invention relates to a composition for repelling insects and in particular a composition comprising various constituents in a formulation that has insect repelling properties.
    • BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
  • Insects provide valuable functions including but not limited to pollination of plants, being a food source and other positive roles. However, some insects have undesirable effects which include but are not limited to carrying and transferring diseases as well as being nuisances, e.g., insects that bite. For example, ticks and mosquitos carry diseases that affect animals and humans.
  • Mosquitoes are responsible for most human illnesses with an average 500 million cases resulting in three million deaths annually. Ninety percent of these cases occur in Africa alone with 2.5 billion at risk globally. Women are particularly at risk due to the increased attractiveness to predatory mosquitoes due to the increased alkalinity of their skin.
  • Further, mosquito borne diseases are one of the most deadly threats to the human population. The strategies for the prevention of mosquito vectored dieses must be discovered as risk of these diseases will incrementally increase as natural occurrence of mosquito habitat spreads due to global warming. Presently there is a global population of approximately 10 million species of insects. Of those it has been determined that 10,000 of those actively feed on blood and the amount of those that feed on humans would number around 100. The insects that prey on humans are required to deploy an array of sensitive chemoreceptor networks that work in specific coordination to locate prey.
  • Currently today the best strategies that exist for mosquito protection for humans is N,N-Diethyl-meta-toluamide (DEET), ethyl butylacetylaminopropionate (trade name IR3535) and picaridin. Although these chemicals are effective, they lack serious limitations that the following invention seeks to solve. DEET, ethyl butylacetylaminopropionate, and picaridin are effective in that they stimulate a key receptor of the mosquito's chemosensory array to illicit a repellent response. This primary receptor is called the Or47a and Or83b DEET-like receptor. Affecting this receptor by use of DEET, ethyl butylacetylaminopropionate, or picaridin proves to be its own limitation in which it which it only affects this receptor. This strategy only serves to create single method in which to repel mosquitoes or predatory insects. The mosquito can still relay on other chemosensory receptors to locate prey which makes the DEET receptor ineffective.
  • It has been universally recognized that the use of botanical extracts to repel mosquitoes have met with limitations due to the toxic effects of some of the chemicals that they contain at certain levels. The toxic effects of most mosquito repelling fragrances or oils have limited effectiveness due to the other toxic chemicals present in them. The following is a list of examples of popular mosquito repelling fragrances/oils and their toxic effects; anise (Pimpinella anisum) carcinogenic due to methyl eugenol, basil (Ocimum sp) carcinogenic due to methyl eugenol, bergamot (Citrus bergamia) phototoxic skin irritant due to d-limonene, cajeput (Melaleuca alternifolia) phototoxic skin irritant due to methyl eugenol, citronella (Cymbopogon nardus) skin irritant due to methyl eugenol and citral, citrus oil (Citrus sp) phototoxic skin irritant due to bergapten and d-limonene, clove (Syzygium aromaticum) skin irritant due to methyl eugenol, lemon bush (Lippia javanica) skin irritant due to citral, geranium (Pelargonium graveolens) skin irritant due to citral, ginger (Zinziber sp) skin irritant due to citral, huon (Langarostrobus franklini) skin irritant due to methyl eugenol, lemongrass (Cympogon cintratus) skin irritant due to citral, lime (Citrus aurantifolia) phototoxic skin irritant due to d-limonene, litsea (Litsea cubebia) skin irritant due to citral, marigold (Tagates minuta) phototoxic, wormseed (Chenopodium ambrosiodes) liver toxicity, mint (Mentha piperata) skin irritant due to trans-2-hexanol, nutmeg (Myristica fragrans) skin irritant due to methyl eugenol, palmarosa (Cymbopogon martini) carcinogenic due to methyl farnesol, pennyroyal (Menthyl pulegium) toxic, pine (Pinus sylvestris) phototoxic, rosemary (Rosemarinus officinalis) skin irritant due to methyl eugenol, rue (Ruta chalepensis) phototoxic due to psoralene, thyme (Thymus vulgaris) skin irritant due to trans-2-hexanol, violet (viola odorata) skin irritant due to trans-2-hexanol.
  • Fragrant oils such as citronella, rosemary, and eucalyptus have been used for to repel insects for thousands of years. These fragrant oils are comprised on VOC (volatile organic compounds) produced by flowers and fruit. These oils are collected as extracts from their respective sources and are technically described as an accord. An accord is a suite of chemicals that are grouped together to create a specific odor. These accords may be duplicated to by perfumers to create specific fragrances and are comprised of a top, middle and base note. The volatility of these components are highest with the top note, somewhat volatile with the middle note and least volatile with the base note.
  • In the case of citronella, an oil found in many botanical sources and known for its repellent activity was determined to be comprised of several mixtures of oils. It was discovered that the accord that makes up the fragrance is comprised of sub-oils that have repellent factors and other sub oils that are not repellent.
  • For instance citronella is of 18-20% geraniol, limonene 9-11%, methylisoeugenol 7-11%, citronellol 6-8%, and citronellal 5-15%. It is interesting to point out that only the geraniol, limonene, and citronella oils have mosquito repellent properties while the remaining oils in the accord are for other purposes such as defense or attractants.
  • This is also the same for eucalyptus oil that is comprised of 60-80% cineole oil with the remaining 40-20% being trace oils. The remaining trace oils are alpha-pinene 9%, beta-pinene 1.5%, alpha phellandrene 1.5%, delta limonene 12%, 1,8 cineole 70%, camphor 0.1%, and sabinene, 0.3%.
  • Research conducted shows that fragrant accords in most insect (e.g., mosquito) repelling oils are only partially responsible for repelling insects with the remainder of the fragrant oils utilized as an attractant for pollinating insects or acting to signal health characteristics such as defense pheromones to nearby plants of similar species.
  • For instance, the fragrant aroma of the common tomato plant is an excellent example. The leaves' cellular structures are comprised of glandular trichomes that contain crystals and oils in their bulbous sections. These structures contain oils that are responsible for several biological functions including plant defense. The tomato leaf chemical constituents are tomatine, (Z)-3-hexenal, (E)-2-hexenal, eugenol, 1,8 cineole, caryophyllene, b-phellandrene, humulene, linalool. Each chemical of the tomato has either a specific function or synergistic function. As with the case of the fragrance of tomato, through research it was determined that tomatine is an anti-membrane defense chemical that is used to prevent biofilm formation of attacking snails, bacteria, or fungi. (Z)-hexenal is involved with wound healing as it possesses anti-microbial capability by inhibiting JA signaling of invading bacteria and fungi. (E)-2-hexenal, although similar to (Z)-3-hexenal, acts as an attractant for beneficial predatory insects. The chemical b-phellandrene is a chemical attractant known for luring caterpillar predatory mites to the site of injury. This leaves the chemicals eugenol, 1,8 cineole, caryophyllene, humulene, and linalool as the sole chemicals of the tomato fragrant accord responsible for repelling insects.
  • Another key drawback with the use of natural botanical extracts of plants with known mosquito repelling properties is that is that some of the chemical constituents that make up the accord are actual chemical attractants for mosquitoes. This can be clearly seen in the chemical accord of the well-known mosquito repelling extract, cedar oil that contain cedrol, isolongifolene, and dehydroneolingifolene. It is well recognized that the replication cycle of mosquito borne disease is one of the largest biological threats to mankind. All of the viruses that affect man share a unique but similar cycle. A good example would be the malaria infection cycle. The cycle begins with a malaria infected mosquito biting and infecting a human host. The malaria parasite then grows and waits in the human host for the next mosquito to bite the host. The parasite then travels from the host to the mosquito where it now becomes infected as well. The cycle repeats with the malaria parasite traveling between the two human and mosquito hosts. It is important discuss that the malaria parasite has evolved to emit a chemical signal that “messages” the mosquito to come and pick up the parasite. While nearing maturity inside the human host, the parasite will begin to emit chemical signatures that attract the mosquitoes to the infected human host.
    • SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
  • The present invention relates to various compositions which are formulations comprising several constituents. The constituents, together, as well as when combined with existing conventional, existing repellents such as (DEET), picaridin, ethyl butylacetylaminopropionate (trade name IR3535) and other known mosquito repellents, provide compositions that have enhanced synergistic effects in terms of insect repelling properties as compared with the components separately. Existing mosquito repellents target only gustatory receptors in insects. The present formulation uses a multiple receptor approach by targeting ionotropic, gustatory, and olfactory receptors in insects to provide a synergistic action to repel insects as well as inhibit the ability of insects to detect and seek prey.
  • Some of the constituents are found in botanical plants. Further, some of the components or constituents are fragrances produced by plants and such plants may have a multitude of other chemicals that have properties which may or may not have insect repellent characteristics. These include chemo-sensory signaling for defense, attractants, wound healing, etc. An improved mosquito repellent may be potentiated by formulation of a repellent that only incorporates the insect repellent active chemicals from a vast array of mosquito repellent fragrances. Such a formulation would be superior in that it would contain key chemical chemosensory inhibitors to inhibit the Or47a and Or83b DEET receptor, the AgOr65 protein receptor, the cpA carbon dioxide receptor, and the AeegOr4 or AaegOr103 sulcatone human specific receptor. The formulation may be realized by critical analysis and extrapolation of these specific chemoreceptor specific compounds of all botanical fragrances that are known to have mosquito or insect repellent properties.
  • In addition to superior insect repellent properties, formulations of the present composition are safe for humans and animals.
  • Some formulations of the present invention are directed to a more useful strategy would be a complex formulation that can inhibit all of the mosquitoes' chemosensory package. This would include the AgOr65 protein receptor, the cpA carbon dioxide receptor and the AaegOr4 or Aaeg103 receptor that senses sulcatone which is uniquely emitted by human hosts.
  • The present invention, in one form, relates to a composition, on a weight percentage basis as follows:
      • 10-20% 2,6-dimethyl-7-octen-2-ol;
      • 0.1-5% 2,6-octadienal, 3,7-dimethyl-;
      • 1-10% benzyl benzoate;
      • 0.01-2% citral;
      • 1-10% hexamethylindanopyran;
      • 10-40% lavender oil;
      • 20-50% Lemon Oil Argentina;
      • 5-15% Lime Oil Distilled Mexican;
      • 0.01-3% limonene; and
      • 5-15% rosemary oil.
  • Optionally, the composition can comprise 0.1-10% alcohol such as ethanol, isopropanol and methanol.
  • The present invention, in another form, relates to a composition, on a weight percentage basis as follows:
      • 10-20% 2,6-dimethyl-7-octen-2-ol;
      • 0.1-5% 2,6-octadienal, 3,7-dimethyl-;
      • 1-10% benzyl benzoate;
      • 0.01-2% citral;
      • 1-10% hexamethylindanopyran;
      • 10-40% lavender oil;
      • 20-50% Lemon Oil Argentina;
      • 5-15% Lime Oil Distilled Mexican;
      • 0.01-3% limonene;
      • 5-15% rosemary oil; and
      • 0.1-10% an insect repellent active ingredient selected from the group consisting of N,N-Diethyl-meta-toluamide (DEET), ethyl butylacetylaminopropionate and picaridin.
      • Optionally, the composition can comprise 0.1-10% alcohol such as ethanol, isopropanol and methanol.
  • The present invention, in another form, relates to a composition, on a weight percentage basis as follows: 12-18% 2,6-dimethyl-7-octen-2-ol;
      • 0.1-1% 2,6-octadienal, 3,7-dimethyl-;
      • 2-5%—benzyl benzoate;
      • 0.01-1% citral;
      • 2-5%—hexamethylindanopyran;
      • 25-30% lavender oil;
      • 30-40% Lemon Oil Argentina;
      • 5-10% Lime Oil Distilled Mexican;
      • 0.01-0.1% limonene;
      • 5-10% rosemary oil, and
      • Optionally 0.1-10% an insect repellent active ingredient selected from the group consisting of N,N-Diethyl-meta-toluamide (DEET), ethyl butylacetylaminopropionate and picaridin.
  • Optionally, the composition can comprise 0.1-10% alcohol such as ethanol, isopropanol and methanol.
  • The present invention, in another form thereof, relates to a method for repelling insects using a composition, on a weight percentage basis as follows:
      • 10-20% 2,6-dimethyl-7-octen-2-ol;
      • 0.1-5% 2,6-octadienal, 3,7-dimethyl-;
      • 1-10% benzyl benzoate;
      • 0.01-2% citral;
      • 1-10% hexamethylindanopyran;
      • 10-40% lavender oil;
      • 20-50% Lemon Oil Argentina;
      • 5-15% Lime Oil Distilled Mexican;
      • 0.01-3% limonene;
      • 5-15% rosemary oil; and
      • Optionally 0.1-10% an insect repellent active ingredient selected from the group consisting of N,N-Diethyl-meta-toluamide (DEET), ethyl butylacetylaminopropionate and picaridin.
      • Optionally, the composition can comprise 0.1-10% alcohol such as ethanol, isopropanol and methanol.
  • In still another form thereof, a method for repelling insects includes deploying a composition comprising, on a weight percent basis as follows:
      • 12-18% 2,6-dimethyl-7-octen-2-ol;
      • 0.1-1% 2,6-octadienal, 3,7-dimethyl-;
      • 2-5%—benzyl benzoate;
      • 0.01-1% citral;
      • 2-5%—hexamethylindanopyran;
      • 25-30% lavender oil;
      • 30-40% Lemon Oil Argentina;
      • 5-10% Lime Oil Distilled Mexican;
      • 0.01-0.1% limonene;
      • 5-10% rosemary oil, and
      • Optionally 0.1-10% an insect repellent active ingredient selected from the group consisting of N,N-Diethyl-meta-toluamide (DEET), ethyl butylacetylaminopropionate and picaridin.
      • Further, optionally, the composition can comprise 0.1-10% alcohol such as ethanol, isopropanol and methanol.
  • The composition can be formulated as a solid, a liquid such as an oil or a lotion, etc. The composition can be deployed by topically applying the composition to an individual (human or animal), spraying the composition on the individual or in an environment in which one wishes to repel insects, burning the composition, etc.
  • Advantages of the present composition and method include but are not limited to a more effective insect including mosquito repellent than conventional compositions.
    • DETAILED DESCRIPTION
  • The present composition functions as a repellent of insects including mosquitoes. The mechanism by which the present invention operates varies depending on the specific constituents in the composition. The composition includes constituents such as fragrances that act on an insect's olfactory sensory neurons. Other constituents in the present composition affect an insect's other senses.
  • In one preferable formulation, the present composition achieves a superior insect repellent that focuses on repellent factors while avoiding limitations of toxicity to humans, animals or other living things including plants to which one wishes to repel insects.
  • Referring specifically to how various formulations of the present composition affect insects and in particular mosquitoes, each mosquito olfactory sensory neuron expresses one odorant receptor which recognizes specific structural features or epitopes in odorant molecules. Axons of neurons expressing the same receptor converge onto a single glomerus. Therefore a given odorant may have structural features that are recognized by odorant receptors Or83b, Or47a, Or4, Or103, and cpA that activate the corresponding glomeruli. Another odorant may have different epitopes and may activate alternate receptors. A third type of odorants may have completely different epitopes and activate several receptors simultaneously. Therefore, an odorant receptor and its corresponding glomerulus can be activated by several different odorants, but each odorant is likely to elicit a unique pattern of glomeruli activation. This pattern constitutes an odorant specific neural pattern that the mosquito utilizes to find prey.
  • One aspect of the present composition focuses on specific components or constituents that inhibit these olfactory receptors either specifically or universally to effectively “blind” the insect (e.g., mosquito) to human prey. This strategy allows one to select specific constituents and respective concentrations for inclusion in formulations of the present composition sufficient to produce an insect repellent that has synergistic, superior insect repellent properties as compared with that of DEET, IR3535, or picaridin alone which only affect singular receptors.
  • In accordance with another aspect of the present composition, the composition can be formulated to make an individual to which the composition is applied “blind” to insects such as but not limited to mosquitos or other biting insects, by inhibiting the protein receptors that detect body odors in humans or animals. These specialized receptors detect specific proteins of body odors emitted by humans. These odors are sulcatone and lactic acid. The mosquito antennae have specialized receptors (AaegOr4, AaegOr65, and AaegOr103) that detect human body odors sulcatone and lactic acid that are specific in locating human prey. All of these receptors require the function of P450 isozymes for the receptors to detect these human specific odorants. It would be a unique strategy to incorporate key chemicals into a repellent that sufficiently inhibits the function of the AaegOr4, AaegOr65, and AaegOr103 receptors. Successful deactivation of these key receptors via P450 isozyme inhibition would blind the mosquito to the presence of a human host. Accordingly, several formulations of the present composition include constituents for the purpose of blinding mosquito sulcatone and lactic acid receptors by inactivation of native receptor P450 isozymes.
    • EXAMPLES
  • The following are examples of formulations and uses of the present composition.
    • Example 1
  • Formula 1—The composition of Formula 1 has, on a weight percentage basis the following:
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    1. 2,6-dimethyl-7-octen-2-ol 14.20%
    2. 2,6-octadienal, 3,7-dimethyl- 0.44%
    3. ethyl alcohol 0.15%
    4. benzyl benzoate 3.55%
    5. citral 0.06%
    6. hexamethylindanopyran 3.55%
    7. lavender oil 28.80%
    8. Lemon Oil Argentina 35.00%
    9. Lime Oil Distilled Mexican 7.10%
    10. limonene 0.06%
    11. rosemary oil 7.10%
    • Experiments
  • Table 1 (below) demonstrates insect repellency of Formula 1 to inhibit both landing and probing (feeding behavior) of mosquitoes.
  • TABLE 1
    ‘Neat’ pure Formula 1 - 100% concentration
    Time Landings Probes
    1 hour after application 100% repellency 100% repellency
    2 hours after application 100% repellency 100% repellency
  • Collagen membranes were used as a skin analog for testing the liquid test substances. The collagen membranes were moistened with water and the surface was dried prior to the applications to provide a texture and consistency that was similar to human skin. The applications were conducted with the collagen membranes by shaking the test substances well, then applying the test substance onto the membranes until wet and then gently rubbing the test substance into the membranes.
  • The membranes were placed on top of water moistened paper towels (lightly moistened) to maintain a “skin like” consistency by preventing complete moisture loss from the membranes while aging. The membranes were placed on the paper towels with the untreated side in contact with the paper towels and water was added to the paper towels as needed to maintain moisture during the aging process. Each test substance was evaluated at 1 and 2 hours after the applications. Each evaluation consisted of two (2) replicates per age.
  • Twenty-five (25) female mosquitoes were released inside a 1′×1′ cage and the mosquitoes were held without food for at least 2 hours prior to testing. The cage had a 1′×1′ wooden cover on the top of the cage with an approximate 2.5″×6″ removable section in its center. The section was removable to provide an opening in the top of the cage for the test surface and for the mosquitoes to try to feed on the test subject's arm above the test surface. Mesh was placed on the top side of the test surface to prevent direct contact of the test surface with the test subject's arm and disposable wood spacers were placed on top of the top cover to elevate the test subject's arm from the test substance and to prevent the mosquitoes from being able to feed on the test subject.
  • An untreated pre-treatment evaluation was conducted prior to testing the treated test surface by counting the number of mosquitoes that landed and probed on an untreated test surface during a 5-minute time period. The treated surface was evaluated in the same manner as the untreated surface and the repellency was calculated by comparing the number of landing and probes during the pre-treatment evaluation to the number of landing and probes during the treatment evaluation. The study was conducted using two different test subjects for each test substance and aged evaluation.
  • TABLE 2
    As active ingredient of Formula 1 in a lotion*
    % Active
    ingredient Time Landings Probes
    0.25% 6 hours after 83% repellency 95% repellency
    application
    0.25% 8 hours after 42% repellency 50% repellency
    application
    1% 6 hours after 63% repellency 83% repellency
    application
    1% 8 hours after 73% repellency 78% repellency
    application
    5% 6 hours after 78% repellency 91% repellency
    application
    5% 8 hours after 75% repellency 83% repellency
    application
    (*The lotion formulation consists of 0.25%, 1% and 5% Formula 1 and the following inactive ingredients by weight:
    81-85.8% water
    5.6% cetearyl alcohol
    2.4% ceteareth-20
    2% isopropyl myristate
    2% soybean oil
    0.995% glycerin
    0.900% phenoxy ethanol
    0.10% ethylhexylglycerin
  • Collagen membranes were used as a skin analog for testing the liquid test substances. The collagen membranes were moistened with water and the surface was dried prior to the applications to provide a texture and consistency that was similar to human skin. The applications were conducted to the collagen membranes by shaking the test substances well, then applying the test substance onto the membranes using a 1 gram/600 cm2 application rate and then gently rubbing the test substance into the membranes.
  • The membranes selected for the untreated controls were moistened with water but did not receive any other application. The membranes were placed on top of water moistened paper towels (lightly moistened) to maintain a “skin like” consistency by preventing complete moisture loss from the membranes while aging. The membranes were placed on the paper towels with the untreated side in contact with the paper towels and water was added to the paper towels as needed to maintain moisture during the aging process. Test substances were evaluated at 6 and 8 hours after the applications. Each evaluation consisted of 4 replicates for the controls and 4 replicates for each test substance per age.
  • Twenty-five (25) female mosquitoes were released inside a 1′×1′ cage and the mosquitoes were held without food for at least 2 hours prior to testing. The cage had a 1′×1′ wooden cover on the top of the cage with an approximate 2.5″×6″ removable section in its center. The section was removable to provide an opening in the top of the cage for the test surface and for the mosquitoes to try to feed on the test subject's arm above the test surface. Mesh was placed on the top side of the test surface to prevent direct contact of the test surface with the test subject's arm and disposable wood spacers were placed on top of the top cover to elevate the test subject's arm from the test substance and to prevent the mosquitoes from being able to feed on the test subject. An untreated pre-treatment evaluation was conducted prior to testing the treated test surface by counting the number of mosquitoes that landed and probed on an untreated test surface during a 5-minute time period. The treated surface was evaluated in the same manner as the untreated surface and the repellency was calculated by comparing the number of landing and probes during the pre-treatment evaluation to the number of landing and probes during the treatment evaluation. The study was conducted using two different test subjects for each test substance and aged evaluation.
  • It will now be clear that the present composition in its various formulations provides features and advantages not found in prior insect repellents. The present composition can be formulated to have strong insect repellent properties while being safe for humans and animals.
  • Further, the composition can be formulated to have superior mosquito repelling properties based on its constituents including fragrances which are created by selection of active extracts that effect multiple repellent strategies of predator insects such as, but not limited to, mosquitos, lice, ticks, fleas, flies, bed bugs and mites.
  • Further, the present composition can be optimized by selecting the specific constituents in desired amounts to achieve a desired insect repellent property based on the desired insect to repel and based on a selected desire to protect mammals including humans and animals from insects including biting insects.
  • Selection of desirable constituents for inclusion of formulations of the presented composition are based on inhibition of key insect receptors which include mosquito receptors for repelling mosquitos. This may be accomplished synergistically by inhibition of carbon dioxide receptors, body odor receptors, DEET-like receptors or Dopamine Receptors. Progressive inhibition of synaptic firing of potentials in these key receptors lead result in the insect finding the human target undesirable and causes aversion to feeding.
  • Further, the composition can be modified such that when applied to humans, the human is “invisible” or unappealing to insects such as mosquitos by specially selecting particular isolates comprising the fragrance linked to ultra-stimulate key receptors utilized by mosquitos or other insects to select prey.
  • In various forms of the present composition, the constituents work synergistically to effect known DEET receptors of an insect such as a mosquito. For example there are two specific DEET receptors Or83B and Or47a. The contemplated formula contains linalool that is known to affect these specific receptors respectively.
  • In addition, the present composition can be formulated to inhibit key chemical signatures that modulate mosquito feeding behavior. Doing so would result in reducing or controlling the infection rate of malaria carried by mosquitos. It is known that the malaria parasite will cause infected individuals to “outgas” chemical attractants that attract mosquitoes (pinene and limonene). It is the object of the invention to utilize a-pinene or limonene or both as chemical “blinding agents” by over stimulating mosquito sensory receptors that detect these chemicals. Over stimulation of these key receptors will elicit an avoidance behavior of predatorial mosquitoes.
  • In addition, the composition can be formulated with specific chemical constituents that render an insect “blind” for sensing carbon dioxide discharge from animals and human hosts. The receptors in particular are the gr1, gr2, and gr3 “gustatory” receptors containing the cpA receptor sensory cluster. It would be contemplated that the formulations would contain ethyl pyruvate, 7-a-beta-nepatalactone, methyl salicylate either independently or in combination as gustatory inhibitors.
  • The composition can also be formulated to contain specific chemical isolates that “blind” insect receptors AaegOr4, AaegOr65, and AaegOr103 by deactivation or inhibition of P450 isozymes found in the receptor. Deactivation of protein specific receptors would blind the mosquito to the presence of sulcatone and lactic acid odors produced by human targets. These contemplated isolates are myrcene, borneol, and pinene that actively deactivate the sulcatone and lactic acid specific protein receptors of the mosquito by direct and passive inhibition of the receptors native neuronal P450 isozymes.
  • Alternatively, the present composition can be formulated to prevent malaria infection by creating a topical formulation of botanical abstracts that are toxic to malaria (P. falciparum) sporozoites. It is contemplated that certain chemical components of botanical extracts are toxic to malarial sporozoites and plasmodium. It is further contemplated that direct reduction of malaria infection may be accomplished as the mosquito proboscis comes into contact with these botanical extracts at the initiation of penetration of the host.
  • In yet another alternative, the present composition can be formulated to contain chemicals that inhibit mosquitoes from developing learned behavior to avoid the aversion causing properties of DEET. It has been proven that mosquitoes can learn behavior that bypasses and reduces the effectiveness of DEET. This learned behavior has been well identified as one of the key factors that reduce the effectiveness of DEET. It is the object of the invention that the mosquito repelling formula contain monoterpenes as a means of inhibiting loss of DEET effectiveness by tolerance learning. This would include limonene.
  • Further, modifying the constituents in the present composition will have an effect to alter the overcall fragrant signature of the resulting composition which through routine experimentation and optimization will result in an insect repellent to perform as a repellent of a desired insect or for a particular application or use.

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What is claimed is:
1. A composition comprising, on a weight percent basis:
10-20% 2,6-dimethyl-7-octen-2-ol;
0.1-5% 2,6-octadienal, 3,7-dimethyl-;
1-10% benzyl benzoate;
0.01-2% citral;
1-10% hexamethylindanopyran;
10-40% lavender oil;
20-50% Lemon Oil Argentina;
5-15% Lime Oil Distilled Mexican;
0.01-3% limonene; and
5-15% rosemary oil.
2. The composition of claim 1, further comprising 0.1-10% an insect repellent active ingredient selected from the group consisting of N,N-Diethyl-meta-toluamide (DEET), ethyl butylacetylaminopropionate and picaridin.
3. The composition of claim 1, further comprising on a weight basis 0.1-10% alcohol selected from the group consisting of isopropyl, ethyl, and methyl.
4. The composition of claim 1, comprises:
12-18% 2,6-dimethyl-7-octen-2-ol;
0.1-1% 2,6-octadienal, 3,7-dimethyl-;
2-5%—benzyl benzoate;
0.01-1% citral;
2-5%—hexamethylindanopyran;
25-30% lavender oil;
30-40% Lemon Oil Argentina;
5-10% Lime Oil Distilled Mexican;
0.01-0.1% limonene; and
5-10% rosemary oil.
5. The composition of claim 4, further comprising 1-10% an insect repellent active ingredient selected from the group consisting of N,N-Diethyl-meta-toluamide (DEET), ethyl butylacetylaminopropionate and picaridin.
6. The composition of claim 4, further comprising on a weight basis 0.1-1% alcohol selected from the group consisting of isopropanol, ethanol and methanol.
7. The composition of claim 1 further comprises an inactive carrier, which in combination thereby forms a topical location.
8. The composition of claim 1, wherein the composition is formulated as a solution for application as a spray or mist.
9. A method for repelling insects comprising deploying a composition comprising, on a weight percent basis:
10-20% 2,6-dimethyl-7-octen-2-ol;
0.1-5% 2,6-octadienal, 3,7-dimethyl-;
1-10% benzyl benzoate;
0.01-2% citral;
1-10% hexamethylindanopyran;
10-40% lavender oil;
20-50% Lemon Oil Argentina;
5-15% Lime Oil Distilled Mexican;
0.01-3% limonene; and
5-15% rosemary oil.
10. The method of claim 9, wherein the composition further comprises 0.1-10% an insect repellent active ingredient selected from the group consisting of N,N-Diethyl-meta-toluamide (DEET), ethyl butylacetylaminopropionate and picaridin.
11. The method of claim 9, wherein deploying the composition comprises applying the composition to an individual to thereby repel insects from the individual.
12. The method of claim 9, wherein deploying the composition comprises spraying the composition in an area where one wishes to repel insects.
13. The method of claim 9, wherein deploying the composition comprises placing the composition in an area where one wishes to repel insects.
14. The method of claim 9, wherein deploying the composition comprises burning the composition to thereby release its constituents into the surrounding environment to thereby repel insects in the surrounding environment.
15. The method of claim 9, wherein deploying the composition comprises spraying or misting the composition formulated as a solution for application as a liquid.
16. The method of claim 9, wherein the composition comprises:
12-18% 2,6-dimethyl-7-octen-2-ol;
0.1-1% 2,6-octadienal, 3,7-dimethyl-;
2-5%—benzyl benzoate;
0.01-1% citral;
2-5%—hexamethylindanopyran;
25-30% lavender oil;
30-40% Lemon Oil Argentina;
5-10% Lime Oil Distilled Mexican;
0.01-0.1% limonene; and
5-10% rosemary oil.
17. The method of claim 16, wherein the composition further comprises 0.1-10% an insect repellent active ingredient selected from the group consisting of N,N-Diethyl-meta-toluamide (DEET), ethyl butylacetylaminopropionate and picaridin.
18. The composition of claim 5, further comprising on a weight basis 0.1-10% alcohol selected from the group consisting of isopropyl, methanol and ethanol.
19. The composition of claim 2, further comprises an inactive carrier, which in combination thereby forms a topical location.
20. The composition of claim 2, wherein the composition is formulated as a solution for application as a spray or mist.
21. The method of claim 10, wherein deploying the composition comprises applying the composition to an individual to thereby repel insects from the individual.
22. The method of claim 10, wherein deploying the composition comprises spraying the composition in an area where one wishes to repel insects.
23. The method of claim 10, wherein deploying the composition comprises placing the composition in an area where one wishes to repel insects.
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