Table 5 Affinities of different phytochemicals in clove with different growth proteins in house fly.

From: Physiological and molecular responses of house fly (Musca domestica L.) to clove flower bud extracts

Target protein

Phytochemicals

Eugenol

3-Allyl-6-methoxyphenol

Caryophyllene

Phenol, 2-methoxy-4-(2-propenyl)

3-Allyl-6-methoxyphenyl acetate

Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate

Cytochrome P450

− 5.8

− 6.0

− 6.8

− 6.1

− 5.7

− 5.3

Ecdysone 20-monooxygenase

− 5.9

− 6.0

− 7.1

− 6.3

− 6.1

− 7.0

Muscle calcium channel subunit

− 5.6

− 6.1

− 7.4

− 6.5

− 6.6

− 6.7

Odorant binding protein 2

− 5.5

− 5.2

− 7.4

− 6.1

− 5.7

− 6.3

GABA receptor subunit beta

− 4.6

− 5.3

− 5.8

− 5.2

− 4.9

− 5.6

Vitellogenin domain-containing

− 5.6

− 5.5

− 7.4

− 6.4

− 6.2

− 6.6

Gustatory receptor

− 5.7

− 6.3

− 9.0

− 6.4

− 6.8

− 7.6