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Peng J, Gao S, Bi JH, Shi J, Jia L, Pang QF, Zhao DM, Fu Y, Ye F. Design, Synthesis, and Biological Evaluation of Novel Purine Derivatives as Herbicide Safeners. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2024. [PMID: 38598318 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.3c08138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/12/2024]
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Mesosulfuron-methyl, an inhibitor of acetolactate synthase (ALS), has been extensively used in wheats. However, it can damage wheat (Triticum aestivum) and even lead to crop death. Herbicide safeners selectively shield crops from such damage without compromising weed control. To mitigate the phytotoxicity of mesosulfuron-methyl in crops, several purine derivatives were developed based on active substructure splicing. The synthesized title compounds underwent thorough characterization using infrared spectroscopy, 1H nuclear magnetic resonance (1H NMR), 13C nuclear magnetic resonance (13C NMR), and high-resolution mass spectrometry. We evaluated chlorophyll and glutathione contents as well as various enzyme activities to evaluate the safer activity of these compounds. Compounds III-3 and III-7 exhibited superior activity compared with the safener mefenpyr-diethyl. Molecular structure analysis, along with predictions of absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion, and toxicity, indicated that compound III-7 shared pharmacokinetic traits with the commercial safener mefenpyr-diethyl. Molecular docking simulations revealed that compound III-7 competitively bound to the ALS active site with mesosulfuron-methyl, elucidating the protective mechanism of the safeners. Overall, this study highlights purine derivatives as potential candidates for novel safener development.
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- Jie Peng
- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- School of Food Engineering, East University of Heilongjiang, Harbin 150076, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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Wang Q, Wu Y, Ge J, Xu X, Lei X, Wang J, Wan C, Wang P, Gao X, Gao J. Soil enzyme activities, physiological indicators, agronomic traits and yield of common buckwheat under herbicide combined with safeners. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 903:166261. [PMID: 37579798 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.166261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2023] [Revised: 08/01/2023] [Accepted: 08/11/2023] [Indexed: 08/16/2023]
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In the pursuit of green agricultural development, alleviating the harmful effects of herbicides is critical. Herbicide safeners have been identified as an effective solution to safeguard crops without compromising the herbicidal efficacy. However, the impact of combined applications of herbicide and safeners on the physiological characteristics, growth, yield of common buckwheat, and soil enzyme activities remains unclear. Therefore, a two-year (2021 and 2022) field experiment was conducted in the Loess Plateau region of Northwest China under seven treatments: herbicide metolachlor application alone (H1); herbicide metolachlor combined with gibberellin (H1S1); herbicide metolachlor combined with brassinolide (H1S2); herbicide metolachlor combined with naian (H1S3); herbicide metolachlor combined with jiecaotong (H1S4); manual weeding (CK1) and spraying the same volume of water (CK2). The results indicated that H1S3 minimized herbicide toxicity while sustaining the herbicide control efficacy. H1S2 treatment significantly increased the chlorophyll content (SPAD value), superoxide dismutase (SOD), peroxidase (POD) activities, and decreased the malondialdehyde (MDA) content of the leaves compared to H1 treatment. Additionally, the safeners helped restore the biochemical homeostasis of the soil by preventing the inhibition of invertase and urease activities and increasing soil catalase activity. Furthermore, H1S2 promotion of dry matter accumulation, alleviation of herbicide inhibition on plant height, stem diameter, grainnumber per plant and thousand-grain weight resulted in a significant increase in grain yield (14.36 % in 2021 and 27.78 % in 2022) compared to other safener treatments. Overall, this study demonstrates that brassinolide as a safener can effectively mitigate the negative effects of herbicide on the growth and development of common buckwheat while also improving grain yield. These findings provide valuable technical guidance for sustainable and intensive production of common buckwheat in the Loess Plateau of Northwest China.
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- Qi Wang
- Northwest A&F University, College of Agronomy/State Key Laboratory of Crop, China; Stress Biology for Arid Areas, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi Province, China
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- Northwest A&F University, College of Agronomy/State Key Laboratory of Crop, China; Stress Biology for Arid Areas, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi Province, China
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- Northwest A&F University, College of Agronomy/State Key Laboratory of Crop, China; Stress Biology for Arid Areas, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi Province, China
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- Northwest A&F University, College of Agronomy/State Key Laboratory of Crop, China; Stress Biology for Arid Areas, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi Province, China
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- Northwest A&F University, College of Agronomy/State Key Laboratory of Crop, China; Stress Biology for Arid Areas, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi Province, China
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- Northwest A&F University, College of Agronomy/State Key Laboratory of Crop, China; Stress Biology for Arid Areas, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi Province, China
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- Northwest A&F University, College of Agronomy/State Key Laboratory of Crop, China; Stress Biology for Arid Areas, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi Province, China
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- Northwest A&F University, College of Agronomy/State Key Laboratory of Crop, China; Stress Biology for Arid Areas, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi Province, China
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- Northwest A&F University, College of Agronomy/State Key Laboratory of Crop, China; Stress Biology for Arid Areas, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi Province, China
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- Northwest A&F University, College of Agronomy/State Key Laboratory of Crop, China; Stress Biology for Arid Areas, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi Province, China.
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Shi Y, Wang J, Wang Z, Jiao Z, Du Q, Jia X, Niu J, Du R, Ji G, Duan P, Lv P, Cao J. Integrating transcriptome and physiological analyses to elucidate the molecular responses of sorghum to fluxofenim and metolachlor herbicide. PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2023; 197:105692. [PMID: 38072547 DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2023.105692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2023] [Revised: 10/23/2023] [Accepted: 11/08/2023] [Indexed: 12/18/2023]
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The extensive use of herbicides has raised concerns about crop damage, necessitating the development of effective herbicide safeners. Fluxofenim has emerged as a promising herbicide safener; however, it's underlying mechanism remains unclear. Here, we screened two inbred lines 407B and HYZ to investigate the detoxication of fluxofenim in mitigating metolachlor damage in sorghum. Metolachlor inhibited seedling growth in both 407B and HYZ, while, fluxofenim could significantly restore the growth of 407B, but not effectively complement the growth of HYZ. Fluxofenim significantly increased the activities of glutathione-S-transferase (GST) to decrease metolachlor residue in 407B, but not in HYZ. This implys that fluxofenim may reduce metolachlor toxicity by regulating its metabolism. Furthermore, metolachlor suppressed AUX-related and JA-related genes expression, while up-regulated the expression of SA-related genes. Fluxofenim also restored the expression of AUX-related and JA-related genes inhibited by metolachlor and further increased expression of SA-related genes. Moreover, we noted a significant increase in the content of trans-zeatin O-glucoside (tZOG) and Gibberellin1 (GA1) after the fluxofenim treatment. In conclusion, fluxofenim may reduce the injury of herbicide by affecting herbicide metabolism and regulating hormone signaling pathway.
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- Yannan Shi
- Institute of Millet Crops, Hebei Academy of Agriculture & Forestry Sciences/Hebei Branch of China National Sorghum Improvement Center, Shijiazhuang 050035, China
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- Institute of Millet Crops, Hebei Academy of Agriculture & Forestry Sciences/Hebei Branch of China National Sorghum Improvement Center, Shijiazhuang 050035, China
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- Institute of Millet Crops, Hebei Academy of Agriculture & Forestry Sciences/Hebei Branch of China National Sorghum Improvement Center, Shijiazhuang 050035, China
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- Institute of Millet Crops, Hebei Academy of Agriculture & Forestry Sciences/Hebei Branch of China National Sorghum Improvement Center, Shijiazhuang 050035, China
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- Institute of Millet Crops, Hebei Academy of Agriculture & Forestry Sciences/Hebei Branch of China National Sorghum Improvement Center, Shijiazhuang 050035, China
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- Institute of Millet Crops, Hebei Academy of Agriculture & Forestry Sciences/Hebei Branch of China National Sorghum Improvement Center, Shijiazhuang 050035, China
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- Institute of Millet Crops, Hebei Academy of Agriculture & Forestry Sciences/Hebei Branch of China National Sorghum Improvement Center, Shijiazhuang 050035, China
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- Institute of Millet Crops, Hebei Academy of Agriculture & Forestry Sciences/Hebei Branch of China National Sorghum Improvement Center, Shijiazhuang 050035, China
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- Institute of Millet Crops, Hebei Academy of Agriculture & Forestry Sciences/Hebei Branch of China National Sorghum Improvement Center, Shijiazhuang 050035, China
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- Hebei Academy of Agriculture & Forestry Sciences, Shijiazhuang 050000, China
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- Institute of Millet Crops, Hebei Academy of Agriculture & Forestry Sciences/Hebei Branch of China National Sorghum Improvement Center, Shijiazhuang 050035, China.
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- Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, Joint International Research Laboratory of Metabolic and Developmental Sciences, Plant Biotechnology Research Center, Fudan-SJTU Nottingham Plant Biotechnology R&D Center, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China.
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Zhao LX, Hu W, Jiang ZB, Wang JY, Wang K, Gao S, Fu Y, Ye F. Design, Synthesis, and Bioactivity of Novel 2-(Arylformyl)cyclohexane-1,3-dione Derivatives as HPPD Inhibitors. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2023; 71:17678-17688. [PMID: 37946464 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.3c04651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2023]
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4-Hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase inhibitors (Echinochloa crus-galli 1.13.11.27, HPPD) have gained significant popularity as one of the best-selling herbicides worldwide. To identify highly effective HPPD inhibitors, a rational design approach utilizing bioisosterism was employed to create a series of 2-(arylformyl)cyclohexane-1,3-dione derivatives. A total of 29 novel compounds were synthesized and characterized through various techniques, including IR, 1H NMR, 13C NMR, and HRMS. Evaluation of their inhibitory activity against Arabidopsis thaliana HPPD (AtHPPD) revealed that certain derivatives exhibited superior potency compared to mesotrione (IC50 = 0.204 μM). Initial herbicidal activity tests demonstrated that compounds 27 and 28 were comparable to mesotrione in terms of weed control and crop safety, with compound 28 exhibiting enhanced safety in canola crops. Molecular docking analyses indicated that the quinoline rings of compounds 27 and 28 formed more stable π-π interactions with the amino acid residues Phe-360 and Phe-403 in the active cavity of AtHPPD, surpassing the benzene ring of mesotrione. Molecular dynamics simulations and molecular structure comparisons confirmed the robust binding capabilities of compounds 27 and 28 to AtHPPD. This study provides a valuable reference for the development of novel triketone herbicide structures, serving as a blueprint for future advancements in this field.
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- Li-Xia Zhao
- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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Ding Y, Zhao DM, Kang T, Shi J, Ye F, Fu Y. Design, Synthesis, and Structure-Activity Relationship of Novel Aryl-Substituted Formyl Oxazolidine Derivatives as Herbicide Safeners. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2023; 71:7654-7668. [PMID: 37191232 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.3c00467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Nicosulfuron is the leading herbicide in the global sulfonylurea (SU) herbicide market; it was jointly developed by DuPont and Ishihara. Recently, the widespread use of nicosulfuron has led to increasingly prominent agricultural production hazards, such as environmental harm and influence on subsequent crops. The use of herbicide safeners can significantly alleviate herbicide injury to protect crop plants and expand the application scope of existing herbicides. A series of novel aryl-substituted formyl oxazolidine derivatives were designed using the active group combination method. Title compounds were synthesized using an efficient one-pot method and characterized by infrared (IR) spectrometry, 1H and 13C nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), and high-resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS). The chemical structure of compound V-25 was further identified by X-ray single crystallography. The bioactivity assay and structure-activity relationship proved that nicosulfuron phytotoxicity to maize could be reduced by most title compounds. The glutathione S-transferase (GST) activity and acetolactate synthase (ALS) in vivo were determined, and compound V-12 showed inspiring activity comparable to that of the commercial safener isoxadifen-ethyl. The molecular docking model indicated that compound V-12 competed with nicosulfuron for the acetolactate synthase active site and that this is the protective mechanism of safeners. Absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion, and toxicity (ADMET) predictions demonstrated that compound V-12 exhibited superior pharmacokinetic properties to the commercialized safener isoxadifen-ethyl. The target compound V-12 shows strong herbicide safener activity in maize; thus, it may be a potential candidate compound that can help further protect maize from herbicide damage.
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- Yu Ding
- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150030, People's Republic of China
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- School of Food Engineering, East University of Heilongjiang, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150076, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150030, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150030, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150030, People's Republic of China
- School of Food Engineering, East University of Heilongjiang, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150076, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150030, People's Republic of China
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Zheng X, Zhang T, Li J, Zhang G, Chen H, Cao S, Li C, Jin G. Synthesis of 2-Ethyl-3-oxazolidineethanol from Propanal and Diethanolamine: Kinetic and Process Optimization Study. Ind Eng Chem Res 2023. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.2c04262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/31/2023]
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Zhao Y, Ye F, Fu Y. Research Progress on the Action Mechanism of Herbicide Safeners: A Review. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2023; 71:3639-3650. [PMID: 36794646 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.2c08815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Herbicide safeners are agricultural chemicals that protect crops from herbicide injury and improve the safety of herbicides and the effectiveness of weed control. Safeners induce and enhance the tolerance of crops to herbicides through the synergism of multiple mechanisms. The principal mechanism is that the metabolic rate of the herbicide in the crop is accelerated by safeners, resulting in the damaging concentration at the site of action being reduced. We focused on discussing and summarizing the multiple mechanisms of safeners to protect crops in this review. It is also emphasized how safeners alleviate herbicide phytotoxicity to crops by regulating the detoxification process and conducting perspectives on future research on the action mechanism of safeners at the molecular level.
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- Yaning Zhao
- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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Jia L, Zhao LX, Sun F, Peng J, Wang JY, Leng XY, Gao S, Fu Y, Ye F. Diazabicyclo derivatives as safeners protect cotton from injury caused by flumioxazin. PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2022; 187:105185. [PMID: 36127047 DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2022.105185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2022] [Revised: 07/25/2022] [Accepted: 07/26/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Flumioxazin, a protoporphyrinogen oxidase (PPO; EC 1.3.3.4) inhibitor, has been used in soybean, cotton, grapes, and many other crops to control broad leaf weeds. Unfortunately, it can cause damage to cotton. To ameliorate phytotoxicity of flumioxazin to cotton, this work assessed the protective effects of diazabicyclo derivatives as potential safeners in cotton. A bioactivity assay proved that the phytotoxicity of flumioxazin on cotton was alleviated by some of the compounds. In particular, the activity of glutathione S-transferases (GSTs) was significantly enhanced by Compound 32, which showed good safening activity against flumioxazin injury. The physicochemical properties and absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion and toxicity (ADMET) predictions proved that the pharmacokinetic properties of Compound 32 are similar to those of the commercial safener BAS 145138. The present work demonstrated that diazabicyclo derivatives are potentially efficacious as herbicide safeners, meriting further investigation.
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- Ling Jia
- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China.
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Design, synthesis, herbicidal activity, and the molecular docking study of novel diphenyl ether derivatives as protoporphyrinogen IX oxidase inhibitors. J Mol Struct 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2022.132670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Jia L, Jin XY, Zhao LX, Fu Y, Ye F. Research Progress in the Design and Synthesis of Herbicide Safeners: A Review. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2022; 70:5499-5515. [PMID: 35473317 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.2c01565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Detoxification plays an important role in herbicide action. Herbicide safeners selectively protect crops from herbicide injury without reducing the herbicidal efficiency against the target weeds. With the large-scale use of herbicides, herbicide safeners have been widely used in sorghum, wheat, rice, corn, and other crops. In recent years, an increasing number of unexpected new herbicide safeners have been designed. The varieties, structural characteristics, uses, and synthetic routes of commercial herbicide safeners are reviewed in this paper. The design ideas and structural characteristics of novel herbicide safeners are summarized, which provide a basis for the design of bioactive molecules as new herbicide safeners in the future.
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- Ling Jia
- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150030, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150030, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150030, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150030, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150030, People's Republic of China
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Hu W, Gao S, Zhao LX, Guo KL, Wang JY, Gao YC, Shao XX, Fu Y, Ye F. Design, synthesis and biological activity of novel triketone-containing quinoxaline as HPPD inhibitor. PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 2022; 78:938-946. [PMID: 34719096 DOI: 10.1002/ps.6703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2021] [Revised: 10/11/2021] [Accepted: 10/30/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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BACKGROUND 4-Hydroxyphenyl pyruvate dioxygenase (EC 1.13.11.27, HPPD) is one of the important target enzymes used to address the issue of weed control. HPPD-inhibiting herbicides can reduce the carotenoid content in plants and hinder photosynthesis, eventually causing albinism and death. Exploring novel HPPD-inhibiting herbicides is a significant direction in pesticide research. In the process of exploring new high-efficiency HPPD inhibitors, a series of novel quinoxaline derivatives were designed and synthesized using an active fragment splicing strategy. RESULTS The title compounds were unambiguously characterized by infrared, 1 H NMR, 13 C NMR, and high-resolution mass spectroscopy. The results of the in vitro tests indicated that the majority of the title compounds showed potent inhibition of Arabidopsis thaliana HPPD (AtHPPD). Preliminary bioevaluation results revealed that a number of novel compounds displayed better or excellent herbicidal activity against broadleaf and monocotyledonous weeds. Compound III-5 showed herbicidal effects comparable to those of mesotrione at a rate of 150 g of active ingredient (ai)/ha for post-emergence application. The results of molecular dynamics verified that compound III-5 had a more stable protein-binding ability. Molecular docking results showed that compound III-5 and mesotrione shared homologous interplay with the surrounding residues. In addition, the enlarged aromatic ring system adds more force, and the hydrogen bond formed can enhance the synergy with π-π stacking. CONCLUSIONS The present work indicates that compound III-5 may be a potential lead structure for the development of new HPPD inhibitors.
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- Wei Hu
- Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, People's Republic of China
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Regulating Vapor Pressure Deficit and Soil Moisture Improves Tomato and Cucumber Plant Growth and Water Productivity in the Greenhouse. HORTICULTURAE 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/horticulturae8020147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Atmospheric vapor pressure deficit (VPD) is the driving force that regulates the rate of water transport within plants. Under High VPD (HVPD), plants always reduce their photosynthesis rate and close their stomata. Experiments were performed under greenhouse conditions with cucumber and tomato plants to identify the regulatory effect of VPD on plant water capacity. Treatments included two levels of soil water (100% and 60% field capacity [FC]) combined with two levels of VPD (LVPD and HVPD). Results indicated that with 60%FC, the plant heights of tomato and cucumber were enhanced under LVPD compared with those under HVPD. With 60%FC, relative leaf water contents under LVPD increased by 11% compared with those under HVPD. Furthermore, LVPD significantly improved the photosynthetic capacity of the two crops and changed their stress responses. Our results indicated that LVPD at different soil moisture levels reduced irrigation demand under greenhouse conditions. This approach can be applied in water management in greenhouse vegetable production in China and other regions of the world with temperate continental climates.
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Zhao LX, Peng JF, Liu FY, Zou YL, Gao S, Fu Y, Ye F. Design, Synthesis, and Herbicidal Activity of Diphenyl Ether Derivatives Containing a Five-Membered Heterocycle. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2022; 70:1003-1018. [PMID: 35040327 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.1c05210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Protoporphyrinogen oxidase (PPO, EC 1.3.3.4) is an important target for discovering novel herbicides, and it causes bleaching symptoms by inhibiting the synthesis of chlorophyll and heme. In this study, the active fragments of several commercial herbicides were joined by substructure splicing and bioisosterism, and a series of novel diphenyl ether derivatives containing five-membered heterocycles were synthesized. The greenhouse herbicidal activity and the PPO inhibitory activity in vitro were discussed in detail. The results showed that most compounds had good PPO inhibitory activity, and target compounds containing trifluoromethyl groups tended to have higher activity. Among them, compound G4 showed the best inhibitory activity, with a half-maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50) of 0.0468 μmol/L, which was approximately 3 times better than that of oxyfluorfen (IC50 = 0.150 μmol/L). In addition, molecular docking indicated that compound G4 formed obvious π-π stacking interactions and hydrogen bond interactions with PHE-392 and ARG-98, respectively. Remarkably, compound G4 had good safety for corn, wheat, rice, and soybean, and the cumulative concentration in crops was lower than that of oxyfluorfen. Therefore, compound G4 can be used to develop potential lead compounds for novel PPO inhibitors.
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- Li-Xia Zhao
- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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Song HM, Zhao LX, Zhang SQ, Ye T, Fu Y, Ye F. Design, Synthesis, Structure-Activity Relationship, Molecular Docking, and Herbicidal Evaluation of 2-Cinnamoyl-3-Hydroxycyclohex-2-en-1-one Derivatives as Novel 4-Hydroxyphenylpyruvate Dioxygenase Inhibitors. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2021; 69:12621-12633. [PMID: 34677970 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.1c04621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Cinnamic acid, isolated from cinnamon bark, is a natural product with excellent bioactivity, and it effectively binds with cyclohexanedione to form novel 4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase (HPPD) inhibitors. According to the active sub-structure combination principle, a series of novel 3-hydroxy-2-cinnamoyl-2-en-1-one derivatives were designed and synthesized. The title compounds were characterized by infrared, 1H NMR, 13C NMR, and HRMS. The in vitro inhibitory activity of AtHPPD verified that compound II-13 showed the most activity with a half-maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50) value of 0.180 μM, which was superior to that of mesotrione (0.206 μM) in vitro. The preliminary herbicidal activity tests demonstrated that some compounds had good herbicidal activity especially compound II-13 at a concentration of 150 g ai/ha. The binding mode of AtHPPD through molecular docking indicated that two oxygens of compounds II-13 formed bidentate interactions with metal ions, and the benzene ring formed π-π accumulation effects with Phe-381 and Phe-424. The results of molecular dynamics simulations showed that compound II-13 exhibited a more stable binding ability with AtHPPD than mesotrione. This study provided insights into the development of natural and efficient herbicides in the future.
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- Hao-Min Song
- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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Wang ZW, Zhao LX, Gao S, Leng XY, Yu Y, Fu Y, Ye F. Quinoxaline derivatives as herbicide safeners by improving Zea mays tolerance. PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2021; 179:104958. [PMID: 34802537 DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2021.104958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2021] [Revised: 08/20/2021] [Accepted: 08/20/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Isoxaflutole (IXF), a 4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase (HPPD) inhibitor, causes injury to crops leading to reductions in grain yield. In order to solve the phytotoxicity caused by IXF, the present work evaluated the protective response of the substituted quinoxaline derivatives as potential safeners on Zea mays. The bioassay results showed that all of the test compounds displayed protection against IXF. In particular, safener I-6 exhibited excellent safener activity against IXF injury via enhancing glutathione (GSH) content, glutathione S transferases (GSTs) and cytochrome P450 monooxygenases (CYP450) activity. The tested compounds induced the activity of CYP450 and GSTs in Z. mays. The physicochemical properties and ADMET properties of safener I-6, benoxacor and diketonitrile (DKN, IXF metabolite) were compared to predict pharmaceutical behavior. The present work demonstrates that the safener I-6 could be considered as a potential candidate for developing novel safeners in the future.
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- Zi-Wei Wang
- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China.
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Zhao LX, Wang ZX, Peng JF, Zou YL, Hui YZ, Chen YZ, Gao S, Fu Y, Ye F. Design, synthesis, and herbicidal activity of novel phenoxypyridine derivatives containing natural product coumarin. PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 2021; 77:4785-4798. [PMID: 34161678 DOI: 10.1002/ps.6523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2020] [Revised: 04/30/2021] [Accepted: 06/23/2021] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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BACKGROUND In recent years, protoporphyrinogen oxidase (PPO, EC 1.3.3.4) inhibitors have been widely studied as important agricultural herbicides. Our research focused on the design and synthesis of novel PPO inhibitor herbicides, through linking of a diphenylether pyridine bioisostere structure to substituted coumarins, which aims to enhance environmental and crop safety while retaining high efficacy. RESULTS A total of 21 compounds were synthesized via acylation reactions and all compounds were characterized using infrared, 1 H NMR, 13 C NMR, and high-resolution mass spectra. The respective configurations of compounds IV-6 and IV-12 were also confirmed using single crystal X-ray diffraction. The bioassay results showed that the title compounds displayed notable herbicidal activity, particularly compound IV-6 which displayed better herbicidal activity in greenhouse and field experiments, crop selectivity and safety for cotton and soybean compared with the commercial herbicide oxyfluorfen. CONCLUSION The work revealed that compound IV-6 deserves further attention as a candidate structure for a novel and safe herbicide. © 2021 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Li-Xia Zhao
- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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Jia L, Gao S, Zhang YY, Zhao LX, Fu Y, Ye F. Fragmenlt Recombination Design, Synthesis, and Safener Activity of Novel Ester-Substituted Pyrazole Derivatives. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2021; 69:8366-8379. [PMID: 34310139 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.1c02221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Fenoxaprop-p-ethyl (FE), a type of acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACCase) inhibitor, has been extensively applied to a variety of crop plants. It can cause damage to wheat (Triticum aestivum) even resulting in the death of the crop. On the prerequisite of not reducing herbicidal efficiency on target weed species, herbicide safeners selectively protect crops from herbicide injury. Based on fragment splicing, a series of novel substituted pyrazole derivatives was designed to ultimately address the phytotoxicity to wheat caused by FE. The title compounds were synthesized in a one-pot way and characterized via infrared spectroscopy, 1H nuclear magnetic resonance, 13C nuclear magnetic resonance, and high-resolution mass spectrometry. The bioactivity assay proved that the FE phytotoxicity to wheat could be reduced by most of the title compounds. The molecular docking model indicated that compound IV-21 prevented fenoxaprop acid (FA) from reaching or acting with ACCase. The absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion, and toxicity predictions demonstrated that compound IV-21 exhibited superior pharmacokinetic properties to the commercialized safener mefenpyr-diethyl. The current work revealed that a series of newly substituted pyrazole derivatives presented strong herbicide safener activity in wheat. This may serve as a potential candidate structure to contribute to the further protection of wheat from herbicide injury.
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- Ling Jia
- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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Gao S, Li X, Jiang J, Zhao L, Fu Y, Ye F. Fabrication and characterization of thiophanate methyl/hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin inclusion complex nanofibers by electrospinning. J Mol Liq 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2021.116228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Zhao LX, Wang ZX, Zou YL, Gao S, Fu Y, Ye F. Phenoxypyridine derivatives containing natural product coumarins with allelopathy as novel and promising proporphyrin IX oxidase-inhibiting herbicides: Design, synthesis and biological activity study. PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2021; 177:104897. [PMID: 34301359 DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2021.104897] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2021] [Revised: 05/17/2021] [Accepted: 06/03/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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To seek novel and safe protoporphyrinogen oxidase (PPO, EC 1.3.3.4) inhibitors with excellent herbicidal activity. A series of novel phenoxypyridine derivatives containing natural product coumarins with allelopathy were designed and synthesized based on bioisosterism and active subunit combination in this research. Compounds W3.1 and W3.4, with the half-maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50) value of 0.02653 mg/L and 0.01937 mg/L, respectively, displayed excellent herbicidal activity in greenhouse. Their herbicidal activity was similar to commercial herbicide oxyfluorfen (IC50 = 0.04943 mg/L). The best field inhibitory effect of compounds W3.1 and W3.4 recorded was at doses of 450 g ai/ha and 300 g ai/ha, respectively. Compound W3.4 had the best herbicidal activity among all the target compounds in this paper. Molecular docking analysis revealed that compounds W3.1 and W3.4 could form a hydrogen bonds with the amino acid AGR-98 and a π-π superposition with the amino acid PHE-398, respectively, which was similar to the oxyfluorfen. The crop selectivity tests results indicated that maize, cotton and soybean showed high tolerance to compound W3.4. Compound W3.4 reduced the Ca and Cb contents of wheat and rice, but had less effect on maize, cotton and soybean. Selectivity of compound W3.4 in maize, cotton and soybean were appeared to be due to reduced absorption of the herbicide compared to wheat and rice. Compound W3.4 deserves further attention as a candidate structure for new herbicides.
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- Li-Xia Zhao
- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China.
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Yang L, Liu YL, Liu CG, Fu Y, Ye F. A naked-eye visible colorimetric and ratiometric chemosensor based on Schiff base for fluoride anion detection. J Mol Struct 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2021.130343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Jiang C, Ye X, Wu N, Li P, Yang L, Liu Y, Fu Y, Ye F. Development and application of fluorescent probes for the selective and sensitive detection of F− and oxyfluorfen. Inorganica Chim Acta 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ica.2021.120362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Gao S, Jiang J, Li X, Ye F, Fu Y, Zhao L. Electrospun Polymer-Free Nanofibers Incorporating Hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin/Difenoconazole via Supramolecular Assembly for Antifungal Activity. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2021; 69:5871-5881. [PMID: 34013730 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.1c01351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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In this study, flexible and self-standing hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin/difenoconazole inclusion complex (HPβCD/DZ-IC) nanofibers were prepared by polymer-free electrospinning, which exhibited potential to be a new fast-dissolving pesticide formulation. Scanning electron microscopy and optical microscopy were applied to evaluate the morphology of nanofibers, which showed that the resulting HPβCD/DZ-IC nanofibers were bead-free and uniform. In addition, the proton nuclear magnetic resonance (1H NMR) spectrum suggested a stoichiometric ratio of 1:0.9 (HPβCD/DZ). Other characterization methods, such as UV-vis absorption, fluorescence spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), were applied in this study. On the one hand, UV-vis absorption, fluorescence spectroscopy, FT-IR, XRD, and TGA provided useful information for the successful formation of an inclusion complex; on the other hand, the results of TGA indicated the thermal stability of DZ was enhanced after the formation of inclusion complexes. Besides, the phase solubility test could explain the increased water solubility of the nanofibers of inclusion complexes formed by DZ and HPβCD. The results of molecular docking studies demonstrated the most favorable binding interactions when HPβCD combined with DZ. The dissolution test and the antifungal performance test exhibited the characteristics of fast dissolution and the excellent antifungal performance of HPβCD/DZ-IC nanofibers, respectively.
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- Shuang Gao
- Department of Chemistry, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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Fu Y, Wang M, Zhao LX, Zhang SQ, Liu YX, Guo YY, Zhang D, Gao S, Ye F. Design, synthesis, herbicidal activity and CoMFA of aryl-formyl piperidinone HPPD inhibitors. PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2021; 174:104811. [PMID: 33838713 DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2021.104811] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2020] [Revised: 02/20/2021] [Accepted: 02/23/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Isoxazole, nicotinic acid and benzoic acid are important components in many natural products and useful synthons to build macrostructures having valuable biological activities. In continuation of our effort to discover 4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase (HPPD, EC 1.13.11.27) inhibitors and search for active fragments from natural products, a series of substituted aryl-formyl piperidinone derivatives with natural product fragments was rationally designed, synthesized and tested for their herbicidal activity. Compound I-9 was considered the most effective candidate with an IC50 value of 0.260 μM. The molecular docking results showed that the triketone group of compound I-9 forms a bidentate complex with a metal ion, and the benzene ring interacted with Phe424 and Phe381 via π-π stacking, which was similar to the mechanisms of mesotrione. The present work indicates that compound I-9 may serve as a potential lead compound for further development of green HPPD inhibitors.
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- Ying Fu
- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China.
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Gao S, Liu Y, Jiang J, Li X, Ye F, Fu Y, Zhao L. Thiram/hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin inclusion complex electrospun nanofibers for a fast dissolving water-based drug delivery system. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2021; 201:111625. [PMID: 33621750 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2021.111625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2020] [Revised: 02/07/2021] [Accepted: 02/09/2021] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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The electrospinning of thiram/hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin inclusion complex nanofiber (thiram/HPβCD-IC-NF) was produced for establishing a quick dissolving water-based drug delivery system. As a dithiocarbamate broad-spectrum fungicide, thiram is insoluble in water. High-concentration HPβCD solutions (180 %, w/v) were applied in thiram/HPβCD systems to implement electrospinning with no extra polymer matrix added. The formation of thiram/HPβCD-IC-NF was identified by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction as well as nuclear magnetic resonance. Phase solubility study proved HPβCD played a huge role in the improvement in solubility of thiram, and thiram/HPβCD-IC-NF showed an excellent dissolution rate. Scanning electron microscopy was used to examine the configuration of surface of thiram/HPβCD-IC-NF, which exhibited that thiram/HPβCD-IC-NF was uniform and beadless. In addition, thiram/HPβCD-IC-NF exhibited better antifungal activity and thermal stability than pure thiram. In summary, thiram/HPβCD-IC-NF drug delivery system contributed to water solubility, thermal stability and antifungal activity of thiram. It could provide a new idea for the development of new formulations of rapidly dissolving green pesticides, and made efforts to promote the sustainable development of agriculture.
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- Shuang Gao
- Department of Chemistry, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, China
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Kang T, Gao S, Zhao LX, Zhai Y, Ye F, Fu Y. Design, Synthesis, and SAR of Novel 1,3-Disubstituted Imidazolidine or Hexahydropyrimidine Derivatives as Herbicide Safeners. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2021; 69:45-54. [PMID: 33372787 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.0c04436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Herbicide safeners enhance herbicide detoxification in crops without reducing their herbicidal efficacy against target weeds. To alleviate maize injury caused by the sulfonylurea herbicide nicosulfuron, a series of 1,3-disubstituted imidazolidine or hexahydropyrimidine derivatives were rationally designed via bioisosterism and active subunit combinations. Thirty novel compounds were synthesized using an efficient one-pot method and low-cost raw materials and characterized by IR, 1H NMR, 13C NMR, and high-resolution mass spectrometer (HRMS). Bioactivity and structure-activity relationship (SAR) were evaluated for herbicide safeners tested against nicosulfuron injury. Most of the compounds effectively protected sensitive maize against nicosulfuron damage. The parent skeletons and substituents of the target compounds both substantially influenced their safener activity. Compound I-3 exhibited superior bioactivity compared to the safener isoxadifen-ethyl. Molecular docking simulations disclosed that compound I-3 competed with nicosulfuron for the acetolactate synthase active site and demonstrated that this is the protective mechanism of safeners. The target compound I-3 presented with strong herbicide safener activity in maize and is, therefore, a potential candidate for the development of a novel herbicide safener.
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- Tao Kang
- Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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Deng X, Zheng W, Jin C, Zhan Q, Bai L. Novel phenylpyrimidine derivatives containing a hydrazone moiety protect rice seedlings from injury by metolachlor. Bioorg Chem 2021; 108:104645. [PMID: 33493931 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2021.104645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2020] [Revised: 12/11/2020] [Accepted: 01/06/2021] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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One strategy for solving the phytotoxicity of herbicides is to apply herbicide safeners that can efficiently alleviate the injuries of agricultural crops caused by herbicides. When metolachlor, a chloroacetamide herbicide, is applied with paddy rice, for example, the mechanisms associated with metolachlor and its residue negatively impact on the growth and yields of rice. To identify novel high-activity herbicide safener candidates for metolachlor, a series of (E)-4-(2-substituted hydrazinyl)-6-chloro-2-phenyl pyrimidines were synthesized and their structures were confirmed using IR (infrared radiation), 1H NMR, 13C NMR, and HRMS (high resolution mass spectrometry). The herbicide safener activities were then evaluated via primary tests. Compounds 3i and 3t were found to have the best herbicide activity on plant height. These compounds were then further screened for their activities at lower concentrations and showed better or similar activities compared to the positive control fenclorim, a commercial herbicide safener. The compounds 3i and 3t significantly enhanced glutathione S-transferase (GST) activity related with the herbicide safener activity in both shoots and roots tissues. Moreover, a qPCR (Real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction) analysis found that the 3i and 3t treatments enhanced the expressions of OsGSTU3, OsGsTU39, and OsGSTF5. Finally, the results of an acute toxicity assessment with zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryos using treatments 3i and 3t indicated they are relatively safe to aquatic organisms.
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- Xile Deng
- Key Laboratory for Biology and Control of Weeds, Hunan Agricultural Biotechnology Research Institute, Hunan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changsha 410125, China
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- Key Laboratory for Biology and Control of Weeds, Hunan Agricultural Biotechnology Research Institute, Hunan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changsha 410125, China
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- Key Laboratory for Biology and Control of Weeds, Hunan Agricultural Biotechnology Research Institute, Hunan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changsha 410125, China
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- Key Laboratory for Biology and Control of Weeds, Hunan Agricultural Biotechnology Research Institute, Hunan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changsha 410125, China
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- Key Laboratory for Biology and Control of Weeds, Hunan Agricultural Biotechnology Research Institute, Hunan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changsha 410125, China.
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Zhao LX, Hu JJ, Wang ZX, Yin ML, Zou YL, Gao S, Fu Y, Ye F. Novel phenoxy-(trifluoromethyl)pyridine-2-pyrrolidinone-based inhibitors of protoporphyrinogen oxidase: Design, synthesis, and herbicidal activity. PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2020; 170:104684. [PMID: 32980064 DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2020.104684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2020] [Revised: 08/15/2020] [Accepted: 08/17/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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As important chemical pesticides, protoporphyrinogen oxidase (PPO, EC 1.3.3.4) herbicides play a vital role in weed management. Herein, in a search for novel PPO herbicides, a series of phenoxypyridine-2-pyrrolidinone derivatives were synthesized and their herbicidal activities were tested. To confirm the structures of the newly synthesized compounds, a colorless single crystal of compound 9d was obtained and crystallographic data collected. PPO inhibition experiments showed that most compounds have PPO inhibitory effects. The half-maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50) of compound 9d and oxyfluorfen were 0.041 mg/L and 0.043 mg/L, respectively, which showed compound 9d was the most potent compound. Compound 9d reduced the Chlorophyll a (Chl a) and Chlorophyll b (Chl b) contents of Abutilon theophrasti (A. theophrasti), to 0.306 and 0.217 mg/g, respectively. Crop selectivity experiments and field trial indicated that compound 9d can potentially be used to develop post-emergence herbicides for weed control in rice, cotton, and peanut. Molecular docking studies showed that both oxyfluorfen and compound 9d can enter the PPO cavity to occupy the active site and compete with the porphyrin to block the chlorophyll synthesis process, affect photosynthesis, and eventually cause weed death. Compound 9d was found to be a promising lead compound for novel herbicide development.
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- Li-Xia Zhao
- Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China.
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China.
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Deng X, Zheng W, Zhan Q, Deng Y, Zhou Y, Bai L. New Lead Discovery of Herbicide Safener for Metolachlor Based on a Scaffold-Hopping Strategy. Molecules 2020; 25:molecules25214986. [PMID: 33126493 PMCID: PMC7663620 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25214986] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2020] [Revised: 10/25/2020] [Accepted: 10/26/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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The use of herbicide safeners can significantly alleviate herbicide injury to protect crop plants and expand the application scope of the existing herbicides in the field. Sanshools, which are well known as spices, are N-alkyl substituted compounds extracted from the Zanthoxylum species and have several essential physiological and pharmacological functions. Sanshools display excellent safener activity for the herbicide metolachlor in rice seedlings. However, the high cost of sanshools extraction and difficulties in the synthesis of their complicated chemical structures limit their utilization in agricultural fields. Thus, the present study designed and synthesized various N-alkyl amide derivatives via the scaffold-hopping strategy to solve the challenge of complicated structures and find novel potential safeners for the herbicide metolachlor. In total, 33 N-alkyl amide derivatives (2a–k, 3a–k, and 4a–k) were synthesized using amines and saturated and unsaturated fatty acids as starting materials through acylation and condensation. The identity of all the target compounds was well confirmed by 1H-NMR, 13C-NMR, and high-resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS). The primary evaluation of safener activities for the compounds by the agar method indicated that most of the target compounds could protect rice seedlings from injury caused by metolachlor. Notably, compounds 2k and 4k displayed excellent herbicide safener activities on plant height and demonstrated relatively similar activities to the commercialized compound dichlormid. Moreover, we showed that compounds 2k and 4k had higher glutathione S-transferase (GST), superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), peroxidase (POD), and polyphenol oxidase (PPO) activities in rice seedlings, compared to the metolachlor treatment. In particular, 2k and 4k are safer for aquatic organisms than dichlormid. Results from the current work exhibit that compounds 2k and 4k have excellent crop safener activities toward rice and can, thus, be promising candidates for further structural optimization in rice protection.
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Guo KL, Zhao LX, Wang ZW, Gao YC, Li JJ, Gao S, Fu Y, Ye F. Design, Synthesis, and Bioevaluation of Substituted Phenyl Isoxazole Analogues as Herbicide Safeners. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2020; 68:10550-10559. [PMID: 32886503 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.0c01867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Herbicide safeners enhance herbicide detoxification in crops without affecting target weed sensitivity. To enhance crop tolerance to the toxicity-related stress caused by the herbicide acetochlor (ACT), a new class of substituted phenyl isoxazole derivatives was designed by an intermediate derivatization method as herbicide safeners. Microwave-assisted synthesis was used to prepare the phenyl isoxazole analogues, and all of the structures were confirmed via IR, 1H NMR, 13C NMR, and HRMS. Compound I-1 was further characterized by X-ray diffraction analysis. Bioassay results showed that most of the obtained compounds provided varying degrees of safening against ACT-induced injury by increasing the corn growth recovery, glutathione content, and glutathione S-transferase activity. In particular, compound I-20 showed excellent safener activity against ACT toxicity, comparable to that of the commercial safener benoxacor. Gaussian calculations have been performed and the results indicated that the nucleophilic ability of compound I-20 is higher than that of benoxacor, thus the activity is higher than that of benoxacor. These findings demonstrate that phenyl isoxazole derivatives possess great potential for protective management in cornfields.
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- Ke-Liang Guo
- Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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Based on the Virtual Screening of Multiple Pharmacophores, Docking and Molecular Dynamics Simulation Approaches toward the Discovery of Novel HPPD Inhibitors. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21155546. [PMID: 32756361 PMCID: PMC7432800 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21155546] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2020] [Accepted: 07/31/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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4-Hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase (HPPD) is an iron-dependent non-heme oxygenase involved in the catabolic pathway of tyrosine, which is an important enzyme in the transformation of 4-hydroxyphenylpyruvic acid to homogentisic acid, and thus being considered as herbicide target. Within this study, a set of multiple structure-based pharmacophore models for HPPD inhibitors were developed. The ZINC and natural product database were virtually screened, and 29 compounds were obtained. The binding mode of HPPD and its inhibitors obtained through molecular docking study showed that the residues of Phe424, Phe381, His308, His226, Gln307 and Glu394 were crucial for activity. Molecular-mechanics-generalized born surface area (MM/GBSA) results showed that the coulomb force, lipophilic and van der Waals (vdW) interactions made major contributions to the binding affinity. These efforts will greatly contribute to design novel and effective HPPD inhibitory herbicides.
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