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    Neem oil contains over 100 biologically active compounds, with the major constituents being limonoids like azadirachtin, which is responsible for 90% of the oil's effect on most pests. Azadirachtin has a melting point of 160°C and molecular weight of 720 g/mol. The main source of neem oil is extracted from the seeds using different techniques, though other parts of the neem tree contain less azadirachtin but are also used for oil extraction.

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    Neem oil contains over 100 biologically active compounds, with the major constituents being limonoids like azadirachtin, which is responsible for 90% of the oil's effect on most pests. Azadirachtin has a melting point of 160°C and molecular weight of 720 g/mol. The main source of neem oil is extracted from the seeds using different techniques, though other parts of the neem tree contain less azadirachtin but are also used for oil extraction.

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    Neem Oil

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    Ann Atibagos
    Neem oil contains over 100 biologically active compounds, with the major constituents being limonoids like azadirachtin, which is responsible for 90% of the oil's effect on most pests. Azadirachtin has a melting point of 160°C and molecular weight of 720 g/mol. The main source of neem oil is extracted from the seeds using different techniques, though other parts of the neem tree contain less azadirachtin but are also used for oil extraction.

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    DATA ANALYSIS

    Neem oil contains at least 100 biologically active compounds. Among


    them, the major constituents are triterpenes known as limonoids, the most
    important being azadirachtin, which appears to cause 90% of the effect on
    most pests. The compound has a melting point of 160°C and molecular
    weight of 720 g/mol. The main neem product is the oil extracted from the
    seeds by different techniques. The other parts of the neem tree contain less
    azadirachtin, but are also used for oil extraction (Nicoletti et al., 2012)
    Neem oil contains the following
    components:
     Fatty acids: Oleic acid (50–60%), palmitic
    acid (13–15%), stearic acid (14–19%),
    linoleic acid (8–16%), and arachidic acid (1–
    3%)
     Other components: Hexadecanoic acid, 5,6-
    dihydro-2,4,6-triethyl-(4H)-1,3,5-dithiazine,
    methyl oleate, and eudesm-7(11)-en-4-ol
     Active components: Azadirachtin, which
    reduces insect feeding and acts as a repellent

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