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Chen Z, Chang J, Wang S, Fang H, Zhang T, Gong Y, Yang J, Liu G, Gu Y, Hua X. Environmental Evaluation on Toxicity, Toxic Mechanism, and Hydrolysis Behavior of Potential Acethydrazide Fungicide Candidates. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2024; 72:5636-5644. [PMID: 38457784 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.3c07413] [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: 03/10/2024]
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The evaluation of toxicity and environmental behavior of bioactive lead molecules is helpful in providing theoretical support for the development of agrochemicals, in line with the sustainable development of the ecological environment. In previous work, some acethydrazide structures have been demonstrated to exhibit excellent and broad-spectrum fungicidal activity; however, its environmental compatibility needs to be further elucidated if it is to be identified as a potential fungicide. In this project, the toxicity of fungicidal acethydrazide lead compounds F51, F58, F72, and F75 to zebrafish was determined at 10 μg mL-1 and 1 μg mL-1. Subsequently, the toxic mechanism of compound F58 was preliminarily explored by histologic section and TEM observations, which revealed that the gallbladder volume of common carp treated with compound F58 increased, accompanied by a deepened bile color, damaged plasma membrane, and atrophied mitochondria in gallbladder cells. Approximately, F58-treated hepatocytes exhibited cytoplasmic heterogeneity, with partial cellular vacuolation and mitochondrial membrane rupture. Metabolomics analysis further indicated that differential metabolites were enriched in the bile formation-associated steroid biosynthesis, primary bile acid biosynthesis, and taurine and hypotaurine metabolism pathways, as well as in the membrane function-related glycerophospholipid metabolism, linolenic acid metabolism, α-linolenic acid metabolism, and arachidonic acid metabolism pathways, suggesting that the acethydrazide F58 may have acute liver toxicity to common carp. Finally, the hydrolysis dynamics of F58 was investigated, with the obtained half-life of 5.82 days. The above results provide important guiding significance for the development of new green fungicides.
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- Zhanfang Chen
- College of Agricultural Science and Engineering, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252000, P. R. China
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- College of Agricultural Science and Engineering, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252000, P. R. China
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- College of Agricultural Science and Engineering, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252000, P. R. China
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- College of Agricultural Science and Engineering, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252000, P. R. China
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- College of Agricultural Science and Engineering, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252000, P. R. China
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- College of Agricultural Science and Engineering, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252000, P. R. China
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- College of Agricultural Science and Engineering, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252000, P. R. China
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- College of Agricultural Science and Engineering, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252000, P. R. China
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- Jealott's Hill International Research Centre, Syngenta Ltd., Bracknell RG42 6EY, United Kingdom
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- College of Agricultural Science and Engineering, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252000, P. R. China
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Dai P, Wang Q, Teng P, Jiao J, Li Y, Xia Q, Zhang W. Design, Synthesis, Antifungal Activity, and 3D-QASR of Novel Oxime Ether-Containing Coumarin Derivatives as Potential Fungicides. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2024; 72:5983-5992. [PMID: 38456397 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.3c06032] [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: 03/09/2024]
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Structural modification of natural products is an effective approach for improving antifungal activity and has, therefore, been used extensively in the development of new agrochemical products. In this work, a series of novel coumarin derivatives containing oxime ether structures were designed, synthesized, and evaluated for antifungal activity. Some of the designed compounds exhibited promising antifungal activities against tested fungi, and compounds 4a, 4c, 5a, and 6b had EC50 values equivalent to those of commercial fungicides. Compound 6b was the most promising candidate fungicide against Rhizoctonia solani (EC50 = 0.46 μg/mL). In vivo antifungal bioassays suggested that compounds 5a and 6b could serve as novel agricultural antifungals. Furthermore, microscopy demonstrated that compound 6b induced the sprawling growth of hyphae, distorted the outline of cell walls, and reduced mitochondrial numbers. Additionally, the effects of the substituent steric, electrostatic, hydrophobic, and hydrogen-bond fields were elucidated using an accurate and reliable three-dimensional quantitative structure-activity relationship (3D-QSAR) model. The results presented here will guide the discovery of potential novel fungicides for plant disease control in agriculture.
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- Peng Dai
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pesticide Science, College of Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pesticide Science, College of Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pesticide Science, College of Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pesticide Science, College of Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pesticide Science, College of Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pesticide Science, College of Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pesticide Science, College of Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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Shao L, Zhao S, Yang S, Zhou X, Li Y, Li C, Chen D, Li Z, Ouyang G, Wang Z. Design, Synthesis, Antibacterial Evaluation, Three-Dimensional Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationship, and Mechanism of Novel Quinazolinone Derivatives. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2023; 71:3939-3949. [PMID: 36807581 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.2c07264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Plant bacterial illnesses are common and cause dramatic damage to agricultural goods all over the world, yet there are few efficient bactericides to alleviate them at present. To discover novel antibacterial agents, two series of quinazolinone derivatives with novel structures were synthesized and their bioactivity against plant bacteria was tested. Combining CoMFA model search and the antibacterial bioactivity assay, D32 was identified as a potent antibacterial inhibitor against Xanthomonas oryzae pv. Oryzae (Xoo), with an EC50 value of 1.5 μg/mL, much better in inhibitory capacity compared to bismerthiazol (BT) and thiodiazole copper (TC) (31.9 and 74.2 μg/mL). The activities of compound D32 against rice bacterial leaf blight in vivo were 46.7% (protective activities) and 43.9% (curative activities), better than commercial drug thiodiazole copper (29.3% protective activities and 30.6% curative activities). Flow cytometry, proteomics, reactive oxygen species, and key defense enzymes were used to further investigate the relevant mechanisms of action of D32. The identification of D32 as an antibacterial inhibitor and revelation of its recognition mechanism not only open the possibility of developing new therapeutic strategies for treatment of Xoo but also provide clues for elucidation of the acting mechanism of quinazolinone derivative D32, which is a possible clinical candidate worth in-depth study.
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- Lihui Shao
- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Center for Research and Development of Fine Chemicals, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou 550025, People's Republic of China
- College of Pharmacy, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou 550025, People's Republic of China
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- College of Pharmacy, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou 550025, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Center for Research and Development of Fine Chemicals, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou 550025, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Center for Research and Development of Fine Chemicals, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou 550025, People's Republic of China
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- College of Pharmacy, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou 550025, People's Republic of China
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- College of Pharmacy, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou 550025, People's Republic of China
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- College of Pharmacy, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou 550025, People's Republic of China
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- College of Pharmacy, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou 550025, People's Republic of China
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- College of Pharmacy, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou 550025, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Center for Research and Development of Fine Chemicals, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou 550025, People's Republic of China
- College of Pharmacy, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou 550025, People's Republic of China
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Catalyst- and solvent-free coupling of 2-methyl quinazolinones and 3-(trifluoroacetyl)coumarins: An environmentally benign access of quinazolinone derivatives. JOURNAL OF SAUDI CHEMICAL SOCIETY 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jscs.2023.101621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/06/2023]
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Wang X, Chai J, Gu Y, Zhang D, Meng F, Si X, Yang C, Xue W. Expedient Discovery for Novel Antifungal Leads Inhibiting Fusarium graminearum: 3-(Phenylamino)quinazolin-4(3 H)-ones Deriving from Systematic Optimizations on a Tryptanthrin Structure. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2022; 70:13165-13175. [PMID: 36194787 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.2c04933] [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: 06/16/2023]
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The ever-increasing resistance of Fusarium graminearum has emerged as a pressing agricultural issue that could be settled by developing novel fungicides owning inimitable action mechanisms. With the aim of discovering novel antifungal leads inhibiting F. graminearum, a tryptanthrin structure was dexterously optimized to generate 30 novel quinazolin-4(3H)-one derivatives. The aforementioned optimization generated the molecule C17 that owned exhilarating in vitro anti-F. graminearum effect (EC50 value = 0.76 μg/mL). Whereafter, the in vivo anti-F. graminearum preventative efficacy of the molecule C17 was measured to be 59.5% at 200 μg/mL, which was approximately comparable with that of carbendazim (64.9%). Furthermore, morphological observations indicated that the molecule C17 could cause the hypha to become slender and dense, distort the outline of cell walls, induce an increase in liposome numbers, and cause the reduction of mitochondria numbers. The above results have emerged as an obbligato complement for developing novel antifungal leads that could effectively control Fusarium head blight.
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- Xiaobin Wang
- College of Pharmacy, Jiangsu Ocean University, Lianyungang 222005, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pesticide Science, College of Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Jiangsu Ocean University, Lianyungang 222005, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Jiangsu Ocean University, Lianyungang 222005, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pesticide Science, College of Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Jiangsu Ocean University, Lianyungang 222005, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pesticide Science, College of Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
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Wang X, Wang M, Han L, Jin F, Jiao J, Chen M, Yang C, Xue W. Novel Pyrazole-4-acetohydrazide Derivatives Potentially Targeting Fungal Succinate Dehydrogenase: Design, Synthesis, Three-Dimensional Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationship, and Molecular Docking. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2021; 69:9557-9570. [PMID: 34382800 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.1c03399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Succinate dehydrogenase inhibitors (SDHIs) have emerged in fungicide markets as one of the fastest-growing categories that are widely applied in agricultural production for crop protection. Currently, the structural modification focusing on the flexible amide link of SDHI molecules is being gradually identified as one of the innovative strategies for developing novel highly efficient and broad-spectrum fungicides. Based on the above structural features, a series of pyrazole-4-acetohydrazide derivatives potentially targeting fungal SDH were constructed and evaluated for their antifungal effects against Rhizoctonia solani, Fusarium graminearum, and Botrytis cinerea. Strikingly, the in vitro EC50 values of constructed pyrazole-4-acetohydrazides 6w against R. solani, 6c against F. graminearum, and 6f against B. cinerea were, respectively, determined as 0.27, 1.94, and 1.93 μg/mL, which were obviously superior to that of boscalid against R. solani (0.94 μg/mL), fluopyram against F. graminearum (9.37 μg/mL), and B. cinerea (1.94 μg/mL). Concurrently, the effects of the substituent steric, electrostatic, hydrophobic, and hydrogen-bond fields on structure-activity relationships were elaborated by the reliable comparative molecular field analysis and comparative molecular similarity index analysis models. Subsequently, the practical value of pyrazole-4-acetohydrazide derivative 6w as a potential SDHI was ascertained by the relative surveys on the in vivo anti-R. solani preventative efficacy, inhibitory effects against fungal SDH, and molecular docking studies. The present results provide an indispensable complement for the structural optimization of antifungal leads potentially targeting SDH.
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- Xiaobin Wang
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pesticide Science, College of Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
- College of Pharmacy, Jiangsu Ocean University, Lianyungang 222005, China
- Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pesticide Science, College of Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pesticide Science, College of Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pesticide Science, College of Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pesticide Science, College of Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pesticide Science, College of Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pesticide Science, College of Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
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Wang X, Chai J, Kong X, Jin F, Chen M, Yang C, Xue W. Expedient discovery for novel antifungal leads: 1,3,4-Oxadiazole derivatives bearing a quinazolin-4(3H)-one fragment. Bioorg Med Chem 2021; 45:116330. [PMID: 34333395 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2021.116330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2021] [Revised: 07/19/2021] [Accepted: 07/20/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Developing novel fungicide candidates are intensively promoted by the rapid emergences of resistant fungi that outbreak on agricultural production. Aiming to discovery novel antifungal leads, a series of 1,3,4-oxadiazole derivatives bearing a quinazolin-4(3H)-one fragment were constructed for evaluating their inhibition effects against phytopathogenic fungi in vitro and in vivo. Systematically structural optimizations generated the bioactive molecule I32 that was identified as a promising inhibitor against Rhizoctonia solani with the in vivo preventative effect of 58.63% at 200 μg/mL. The observations that were captured by scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy demonstrated that the bioactive molecule I32 could induce the sprawling growth of hyphae, the local shrinkage and rupture on hyphal surfaces, the extreme swelling of vacuoles, the striking distortions on cell walls, and the reduction of mitochondria numbers. The above results provided an indispensable complement for the discovery of antifungal lead bearing a quinazolin-4(3H)-one and 1,3,4-oxadiazole fragment.
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- Xiaobin Wang
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pesticide Science, Key Laboratory of Monitoring and Management of Crop Diseases and Pest Insects, Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; College of Pharmacy, Jiangsu Ocean University, Lianyungang 222005, China; Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pesticide Science, Key Laboratory of Monitoring and Management of Crop Diseases and Pest Insects, Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pesticide Science, Key Laboratory of Monitoring and Management of Crop Diseases and Pest Insects, Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pesticide Science, Key Laboratory of Monitoring and Management of Crop Diseases and Pest Insects, Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pesticide Science, Key Laboratory of Monitoring and Management of Crop Diseases and Pest Insects, Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pesticide Science, Key Laboratory of Monitoring and Management of Crop Diseases and Pest Insects, Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
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Vaz WF, Neves BJ, Custodio JM, Silva LL, D'Oliveira GD, Lemes JA, Lacerda BF, Santos SX, Perez CN, Napolitano HB. In silico-driven identification and structural analysis of nitrodihydroquinolinone pesticide candidates with antifungal activity. J Mol Struct 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2020.129326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Jiao J, Chen M, Sun S, Si W, Wang X, Ding W, Fu X, Wang A, Yang C. Synthesis, Bioactivity Evaluation,
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, and Molecular Docking of Novel Pyrazole‐4‐carbohydrazides as Potential Fungicides Targeting Succinate Dehydrogenase. CHINESE J CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/cjoc.202000438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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- Jian Jiao
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pesticide Science, College of Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University Nanjing Jiangsu 210095 China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pesticide Science, College of Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University Nanjing Jiangsu 210095 China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pesticide Science, College of Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University Nanjing Jiangsu 210095 China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pesticide Science, College of Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University Nanjing Jiangsu 210095 China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pesticide Science, College of Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University Nanjing Jiangsu 210095 China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pesticide Science, College of Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University Nanjing Jiangsu 210095 China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pesticide Science, College of Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University Nanjing Jiangsu 210095 China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pesticide Science, College of Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University Nanjing Jiangsu 210095 China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pesticide Science, College of Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University Nanjing Jiangsu 210095 China
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Wang X, Wang A, Qiu L, Chen M, Lu A, Li G, Yang C, Xue W. Expedient Discovery for Novel Antifungal Leads Targeting Succinate Dehydrogenase: Pyrazole-4-formylhydrazide Derivatives Bearing a Diphenyl Ether Fragment. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2020; 68:14426-14437. [PMID: 33216530 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.0c03736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The pyrazole-4-carboxamide scaffold containing a flexible amide chain has emerged as the molecular skeleton of highly efficient agricultural fungicides targeting succinate dehydrogenase (SDH). Based on the above vital structural features of succinate dehydrogenase inhibitors (SDHI), three types of novel pyrazole-4-formylhydrazine derivatives bearing a diphenyl ether moiety were rationally conceived under the guidance of a virtual docking comparison between bioactive molecules and SDH. Consistent with the virtual verification results of a molecular docking comparison, the in vitro antifungal bioassays indicated that the skeleton structure of title compounds should be optimized as an N'-(4-phenoxyphenyl)-1H-pyrazole-4-carbohydrazide scaffold. Strikingly, N'-(4-phenoxyphenyl)-1H-pyrazole-4-carbohydrazide derivatives 11o against Rhizoctonia solani, 11m against Fusarium graminearum, and 11g against Botrytis cinerea exhibited excellent antifungal effects, with corresponding EC50 values of 0.14, 0.27, and 0.52 μg/mL, which were obviously better than carbendazim against R. solani (0.34 μg/mL) and F. graminearum (0.57 μg/mL) as well as penthiopyrad against B. cinerea (0.83 μg/mL). The relative studies on an in vivo bioassay against R. solani, bioactive evaluation against SDH, and molecular docking were further explored to ascertain the practical value of compound 11o as a potential fungicide targeting SDH. The present work provided a non-negligible complement for the structural optimization of antifungal leads targeting SDH.
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- Xiaobin Wang
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pesticide Science, College of Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
- Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Crop Diseases and Pests, Ministry of Education, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
- Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pesticide Science, College of Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pesticide Science, College of Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pesticide Science, College of Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
- Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Crop Diseases and Pests, Ministry of Education, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pesticide Science, College of Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
- Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Crop Diseases and Pests, Ministry of Education, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pesticide Science, College of Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
- Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Crop Diseases and Pests, Ministry of Education, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pesticide Science, College of Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
- Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Crop Diseases and Pests, Ministry of Education, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
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Zhu JK, Gao JM, Yang CJ, Shang XF, Zhao ZM, Lawoe RK, Zhou R, Sun Y, Yin XD, Liu YQ. Design, Synthesis, and Antifungal Evaluation of Neocryptolepine Derivatives against Phytopathogenic Fungi. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2020; 68:2306-2315. [PMID: 31995378 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.9b06793] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Neocryptolepine is an alkaloid isolated from traditional African herbal medicine Cryptolepis sanguinolenta, and its broad spectrum of biological activities has been illuminated in past decades. In this study, neocryptolepine and its derivatives (1-49) were designed and synthesized from economical and readily available starting materials. Their structures were confirmed by proton nuclear magnetic resonance, carbon nuclear magnetic resonance, and mass spectrometry. The synthesized compounds were screened for their antifungal profile against six agriculturally important fungi Rhizoctonia solani, Botrytis cinerea (B. cinerea), Fusarium graminearum, Mycosphaerella melonis, Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, and Magnaporthe oryzae. The results of in vitro assay revealed that compounds 5, 21, 24, 35, 40, 45, and 47 presented remarkable antifungal activity against the fungi tested with EC50 values lower than 1 μg/mL. Significantly, compound 24 displayed the most effective inhibitory potency against B. cinerea (EC50 = 0.07 μg/mL), and the data from in vivo experiments revealed that compound 24 demonstrated comparable protective activity with the positive control boscalid. Preliminary mechanism studies indicated that compound 24 showed impressive spore germination inhibitory effectiveness and lower cytotoxicity than azoxystrobin, imparted on normal function of the cell membrane and cell wall, and arrested the normal function of the nucleus. Besides the excellent inhibitory activity against agriculturally important phytopathogenic fungi tested, the designed assemblage possesses several benefits with a high profile of variation in synthesized molecules, the ease of synthesis, and good cost-effectiveness of commercially available synthetic reagents, all of these have highlighted the potential worth of compound 24 as a new and highly efficient agricultural fungicide.
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- Jia-Kai Zhu
- School of Pharmacy , Lanzhou University , Lanzhou 730000 , People's Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy , Lanzhou University , Lanzhou 730000 , People's Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy , Lanzhou University , Lanzhou 730000 , People's Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy , Lanzhou University , Lanzhou 730000 , People's Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy , Lanzhou University , Lanzhou 730000 , People's Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy , Lanzhou University , Lanzhou 730000 , People's Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy , Lanzhou University , Lanzhou 730000 , People's Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy , Lanzhou University , Lanzhou 730000 , People's Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy , Lanzhou University , Lanzhou 730000 , People's Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy , Lanzhou University , Lanzhou 730000 , People's Republic of China
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Hu HR, Wang A, Qiu LL, Wang XB, Chen M, Lu AM, Yang CL. Novel pyrrolidine-2,4-dione derivatives containing pharmacophores of both hydrazine and diphenyl ether as potential antifungal agents: design, synthesis, biological evaluation, and 3D-QSAR study. NEW J CHEM 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/d0nj04551a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Novel pyrrolidine-2,4-dione derivatives were designed based on natural products. Some synthesized compounds showed excellent antifungal activity. Scanning electron microscopy was used to observe mycelium morphology. 3D-QSAR was also studied.
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- Hao-Ran Hu
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pesticide Science
- Nanjing Agricultural University
- Nanjing
- P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pesticide Science
- Nanjing Agricultural University
- Nanjing
- P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pesticide Science
- Nanjing Agricultural University
- Nanjing
- P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pesticide Science
- Nanjing Agricultural University
- Nanjing
- P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pesticide Science
- Nanjing Agricultural University
- Nanjing
- P. R. China
- Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pesticide Science
- Nanjing Agricultural University
- Nanjing
- P. R. China
- Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pesticide Science
- Nanjing Agricultural University
- Nanjing
- P. R. China
- Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences
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Wang X, Hu H, Zhao X, Chen M, Zhang T, Geng C, Mei Y, Lu A, Yang C. Novel quinazolin-4(3H)-one derivatives containing a 1,3,4-oxadiazole thioether moiety as potential bactericides and fungicides: Design, synthesis, characterization and 3D-QSAR analysis. JOURNAL OF SAUDI CHEMICAL SOCIETY 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jscs.2019.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Wang X, Fu X, Chen M, Wang A, Yan J, Mei Y, Wang M, Yang C. Novel 1,3,5-thiadiazine-2-thione derivatives containing a hydrazide moiety: Design, synthesis and bioactive evaluation against phytopathogenic fungi in vitro and in vivo. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2019.03.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Xie L, Lu C, Jing D, Ou X, Zheng K. Metal-Free Synthesis of Polycyclic Quinazolinones Enabled by a (NH4
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-Promoted Intramolecular Oxidative Cyclization. European J Org Chem 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201900469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Lijuan Xie
- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology; Ministry of Education; College of Chemistry; Sichuan University; 610064 Chengdu P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology; Ministry of Education; College of Chemistry; Sichuan University; 610064 Chengdu P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology; Ministry of Education; College of Chemistry; Sichuan University; 610064 Chengdu P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology; Ministry of Education; College of Chemistry; Sichuan University; 610064 Chengdu P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology; Ministry of Education; College of Chemistry; Sichuan University; 610064 Chengdu P. R. China
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Jiao J, Wang A, Chen M, Wang MQ, Yang CL. Novel 5-chloro-pyrazole derivatives containing a phenylhydrazone moiety as potent antifungal agents: synthesis, crystal structure, biological evaluation and a 3D-QSAR study. NEW J CHEM 2019. [DOI: 10.1039/c9nj00574a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Novel 5-chloro-pyrazole derivatives containing a phenylhydrazone moiety were designed and synthesized. Some of the target compounds showed potent fungicidal activity. A 3D-QSAR study provides information for structural optimization.
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- Jian Jiao
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pesticide Science
- Nanjing Agricultural University
- Nanjing
- P. R. China
- Department of Chemistry
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- Department of Chemistry
- College of Sciences
- Nanjing Agricultural University
- Nanjing
- P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pesticide Science
- Nanjing Agricultural University
- Nanjing
- P. R. China
- Department of Chemistry
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- Department of Chemistry
- College of Sciences
- Nanjing Agricultural University
- Nanjing
- P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pesticide Science
- Nanjing Agricultural University
- Nanjing
- P. R. China
- Department of Chemistry
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Design and synthesis of novel 2-(6-thioxo-1,3,5-thiadiazinan-3-yl)-N'-phenylacethydrazide derivatives as potential fungicides. Mol Divers 2018; 23:573-583. [PMID: 30465251 DOI: 10.1007/s11030-018-9891-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2018] [Accepted: 11/03/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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A series of novel 2-(6-thioxo-1,3,5-thiadiazinan-3-yl)-N'-phenylacethydrazide derivatives were designed, synthesized and evaluated for their antifungal activities against Fusarium graminearum (Fg), Rhizoctonia solani (Rs), Botrytis cinerea (Bc) and Colletotrichum capsici (Cc). The bioassay results in vitro showed that most of the title compounds exhibited impressive antifungal activities against the above plant fungi. Particularly, the compounds 5c, 5f, 5g, 5i, 5m and 5p displayed desirable anti-Rs activities, with the corresponding EC50 values of 0.37, 0.32, 0.49, 0.50, 0.46 and 0.45 µg/mL, respectively, which are superior to the positive control carbendazim (0.55 µg/mL). Further in vivo bioassay results showed that the anti-Rs activity of title compound 5f at 200 µg/mL reached 95.84% on detached rice leaves and 93.96% on rice plants. Featuring convenient synthesis, novel structures and desirable antifungal activity, these 2-(6-thioxo-1,3,5-thiadiazinan-3-yl)-N'-phenylacethydrazide derivatives could be further studied as the potential candidates of novel agricultural fungicides.
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