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Peng F, Liu T, Zhu Y, Liu F, Cao X, Wang Q, Liu L, Xue W. Novel 1,3,4-oxadiazole sulfonate/carboxylate flavonoid derivatives: synthesis and biological activity. PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 2023; 79:274-283. [PMID: 36148624 DOI: 10.1002/ps.7197] [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: 03/30/2022] [Revised: 08/07/2022] [Accepted: 09/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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BACKGROUND With the long-term use of traditional bactericides and antiviral agents, drug resistance has become increasingly prominent, resulting in impaired crop growth and yields. Based on this, the introduction of small molecular active groups into natural products has become the direction of research for green pesticides. RESULTS In this study, novel 1,3,4-oxadiazole sulfonate/carboxylate flavonoid derivatives were explored. Among them, D4 exhibited good inhibitory effects on plant bacteria. It is worth mentioning that D4 (15 μg ml-1 ) exhibited an excellent median effective concentration (EC50 ) value against Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae (Xoo), which was better than bismerthiazol (73 μg ml-1 ) and thiodiazole copper (100 μg ml-1 ). The EC50 for D4 was much lower than the two positive controls (bismerthiazol, thiodiazole copper), making D4 more potent in this assay of bacterial growth inhibition. In addition, mechanism research using scanning electron microscopy revealed that D4 could cause deformation or rupture of the cell membranes of Xoo and Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae. Moreover, D4 exhibited the best EC50 for in vivo curative (132 μg ml-1 ) and protective (101 μg ml-1 ) activities against tobacco mosaic virus, which were more effective than ningnanmycin. Microscale thermophoresis data suggested that D4 [dissociation constant (Kd ) = 0.038 ± 0.011 μmol L-1 ] exhibited a stronger binding capacity than the control agent ningnanmycin (Kd = 4.707 ± 2.176 μmol L-1 ). CONCLUSION The biological activity data and mode of action demonstrated that D4 had the best antibacterial and antiviral effects. Compound D4 discovered in the current work may be a very promising agricultural drug. © 2022 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Feng Peng
- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering; Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education; Research and Development Center for Fine Chemicals, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 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; Research and Development Center for Fine Chemicals, Guizhou University, Guiyang, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Guizhou Institute of Technology, Guiyang, 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; Research and Development Center for Fine Chemicals, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 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; Research and Development Center for Fine Chemicals, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 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; Research and Development Center for Fine Chemicals, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 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; Research and Development Center for Fine Chemicals, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 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; Research and Development Center for Fine Chemicals, Guizhou University, Guiyang, People's Republic of China
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Wu Z, Ma G, Zhu H, Chen M, Huang M, Xie X, Li X. Plant Viral Coat Proteins as Biochemical Targets for Antiviral Compounds. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2022; 70:8892-8900. [PMID: 35830295 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.2c02888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Coat proteins (CPs) of RNA plant viruses play a pivotal role in virus particle assembly, vector transmission, host identification, RNA replication, and intracellular and intercellular movement. Numerous compounds targeting CPs have been designed, synthesized, and screened for their antiviral activities. This review is intended to fill a knowledge gap where a comprehensive summary is needed for antiviral agent discovery based on plant viral CPs. In this review, major achievements are summarized with emphasis on plant viral CPs as biochemical targets and action mechanisms of antiviral agents. This review hopefully provides new insights and references for the further development of new safe and effective antiviral pesticides.
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- Zilin Wu
- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Huaxi District, Guiyang 550025, 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, Guizhou University, Huaxi District, Guiyang 550025, 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, Guizhou University, Huaxi District, Guiyang 550025, China
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- College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, 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, Guizhou University, Huaxi District, Guiyang 550025, China
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- College of Agriculture, Guizhou University, Huaxi District, Guiyang 550025, 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, Guizhou University, Huaxi District, Guiyang 550025, China
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Zu G, Chen J, Song B, Hu D. Synthesis, Anti-Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus Activities, and Interaction Mechanisms of Novel Dithioacetal Derivatives Containing a 4(3 H)-Quinazolinone Pyrimidine Ring. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2021; 69:14459-14466. [PMID: 34807587 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.1c03555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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A series of unreported novel dithioacetal derivatives containing a 4(3H)-quinazolinone pyrimidine ring were synthesized, and their antiviral activities were evaluated against tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV). A three-dimensional quantitative structure-activity relationship (3D-QSAR) analysis was established, and compound D32 was designed and synthesized according to the analysis results of the CoMFA and CoMSIA models. The bioassay results showed that compound D32 exhibited excellent inactivation activity against TSWV, with EC50 values of 144 μg/mL, which was better than those of ningnanmycin (149 μg/mL) and the lead compound xiangcaoliusuobingmi (525 μg/mL). The binding ability of compound D32 to TSWV CP was tested by microscale thermophoresis (MST), and the binding constant value was 4.4 μM, which was better than those of ningnanmycin (6.2 μM) and xiangcaoliusuobingmi (59.1 μM). Therefore, this study indicates that novel dithioacetal derivatives containing a 4(3H)-quinazolinone pyrimidine ring may be applied as new antiviral agents.
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- Guangcheng Zu
- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, P. R. 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, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, P. R. 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, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, P. R. 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, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, P. R. China
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Liu Y, Chen J, Xie D, Song B, Hu D. First Report on Anti-TSWV Activities of Quinazolinone Derivatives Containing a Dithioacetal Moiety. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2021; 69:12135-12142. [PMID: 34623814 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.1c03171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) is a plant virus with strong infectivity and destructive power. Given the lack of effective control agents, TSWV causes significant economic damage to several vegetables and ornamental plants worldwide. In this study, we designed and synthesized a series of novel quinazolinone derivatives containing a dithioacetal moiety and evaluated their antiviral activity in vitro and in vivo against TSWV. Some candidate compounds showed good anti-TSWV activity. Compound 6n shows excellent anti-TSWV activity in vivo, and the EC50 value is 188 mg/L, which is notably better than that observed for ribavirin (642 mg/L), xiangcaoliusuobingmi (420 mg/L), and ningnanmycin (257 mg/L). In addition, compound 6n interacts with TSWV coat protein at sites ARG94 and ARG95 forming four π-alkyl interactions. Compound 6n (9.4 μM) shows a better binding affinity with TSWV coat protein than ribavirin (67.8 μM), xiangcaoliusuobingmi (33.8 μM), and ningnanmycin (24.3 μM). Therefore, compound 6n can serve as a lead compound for the discovery of new antiviral agents for the management of TSWV.
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- Yuewen Liu
- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Huaxi District, Guiyang 550025, 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, Guizhou University, Huaxi District, Guiyang 550025, 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, Guizhou University, Huaxi District, Guiyang 550025, 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, Guizhou University, Huaxi District, Guiyang 550025, 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, Guizhou University, Huaxi District, Guiyang 550025, China
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Zhang J, He F, Chen J, Wang Y, Yang Y, Hu D, Song B. Purine Nucleoside Derivatives Containing a Sulfa Ethylamine Moiety: Design, Synthesis, Antiviral Activity, and Mechanism. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2021; 69:5575-5582. [PMID: 33988985 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.0c06612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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To find efficient and broad-spectrum viral agents, a series of purine nucleoside derivatives containing sulfa ethylamine moieties was designed and synthesized, and their antiviral activities against tobacco mosaic virus (TMV), cucumber mosaic virus (CMV), and potato virus Y (PVY) were evaluated. Some target compounds displayed good antiviral activities. Among them, compound 3 showed excellent protective activity against CMV and PVY with 50% effective concentration values (EC50) of 137 and 209 μg/mL, respectively, which were better than that of the control agent ningnanmycin (508 and 431 μg/mL). Moreover, the EC50 value of compound 3 for the inactivating activity against TMV was 48 μg/mL, which was better than that of ningnanmycin (88 μg/mL). In addition, compound 3 not only destroyed the structure of the TMV virus but also had a good interaction with the coat protein of the TMV virus. Therefore, compound 3 may further destroy the structure of the virus by binding to the coat protein of the TMV virus, thereby weakening the infectivity of the virus.
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- Jian Zhang
- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Huaxi District, Guiyang 550025, P. R. 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, Guizhou University, Huaxi District, Guiyang 550025, P. R. 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, Guizhou University, Huaxi District, Guiyang 550025, P. R. 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, Guizhou University, Huaxi District, Guiyang 550025, P. R. 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, Guizhou University, Huaxi District, Guiyang 550025, P. R. 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, Guizhou University, Huaxi District, Guiyang 550025, P. R. 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, Guizhou University, Huaxi District, Guiyang 550025, P. R. China
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Huang M, Yan Y, Wang L, Chen J, Liu T, Xie X, Li X. Research on the Interaction Mechanism Between α Mino-Phosphonate Derivative Q-R and Harpin-Binding Protein 1 in Tobacco ( Nicotiana tabacum) Plants. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:621875. [PMID: 33868188 PMCID: PMC8044911 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.621875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2020] [Accepted: 02/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Amino-phosphonate derivative R-diphenyl-1-(4-methylbenzothiazole-2-amino)-1-(thiphene-2-yl)-methylphosphonate (Q-R) has a high protective anti-tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) activity. However, the mechanism responsible for Q-R's effect on TMV infection is largely unknown. Here, we studied the expression levels of harpin-binding protein 1 (HrBP1) and pathogenesis-related protein-1a (PR-1a) in TMV-infected tobacco plants by using reverse transcription quantitative real-time PCR. Then, we verified the interactions between Q-R and the HrBP1 protein from Escherichia coli using isothermal titration calorimetry and studied the Q-R-associated assembly of HrBP1 using size-exclusion chromatography. The results showed that the expression levels of HrBP1 and PR-1a genes were significantly increased by Q-R at the transcriptional level in TMV-infected tobacco plants, and the E. coli-expressed HrBP1 protein was assembled into oligomers by Q-R via binding to HrBP1 with a dissociation constant of 1.19 μM. We, therefore, concluded that Q-R activated the HrBP1 and PR-1a genes and enhanced the ability of HrBP1 to assemble in tobacco plants.
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- Maoxi Huang
- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 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, Guizhou University, Guiyang, China.,College of Agriculture, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 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, Guizhou University, Guiyang, China.,College of Agriculture, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 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, Guizhou University, Guiyang, China.,College of Agriculture, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 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, Guizhou University, Guiyang, China
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- College of Agriculture, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 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, Guizhou University, Guiyang, China
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Zhou X, Ye Y, Liu S, Shao W, Liu L, Yang S, Wu Z. Design, synthesis and anti-TMV activity of novel α-aminophosphonate derivatives containing a chalcone moiety that induce resistance against plant disease and target the TMV coat protein. PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2021; 172:104749. [PMID: 33518042 DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2020.104749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2020] [Revised: 11/08/2020] [Accepted: 11/11/2020] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Plant viral diseases, known as "plant cancer", with high contagiosity can substantially reduce crop quality and yield. To identify potential anti-tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) agents with different mechanisms, a series of novel α-aminophosphonate derivatives containing a chalcone moiety were designed and synthesized. Bioassay results revealed that some target compounds exhibited improved curative activity against TMV in vivo, and the EC50 value of compound B3 was 356.7 mg L-1. The activities of the defensive enzymes POD and CAT from tobacco leaves treated with B3 and B17 showed that these target compounds could improve the photosynthetic ability of the leaves and activate plant host resistance against TMV infection. The binding constant between B3 and TMV Coat Protein (CP) (2.51 × 108 M-1), calculated by the fluorescence titration experiment and docking results, revealed that B3 has a strong interaction with TMV CP. Further docking analysis revealed that B3 was embedded between two layers of the TMV CP, which was consistent with the 2:1 binding mode of TMV CP and B3 determined by the binding affinity experiment. The TEM morphological study of TMV treated with B3 and B17 indicated that this series of target compounds may trigger the disassembly of TMV by interacting directly with TMV CP. This study provides new insight for the discovery of antiviral compounds with two different mechanisms of action.
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- Xiang Zhou
- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Center for R & D of Fine Chemicals of Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, 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 R & D of Fine Chemicals of Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- Guizhou University Medical college, Guiyang 550025, 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 R & D of Fine Chemicals of Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, 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 R & D of Fine Chemicals of Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, 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 R & D of Fine Chemicals of Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, 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 R & D of Fine Chemicals of Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China.
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Zhao B, Liu N, Chen L, Geng S, Fan Z, Xing J. Direct label-free methods for identification of target proteins in agrochemicals. Int J Biol Macromol 2020; 164:1475-1483. [PMID: 32763403 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.07.237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2020] [Revised: 07/20/2020] [Accepted: 07/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Green agrochemicals are important guarantee for food production and security, and target protein identification is the most important basis for development of novel agrochemicals. Affinity chromatography methods for immobilization of agrochemicals have been widely used to identify and confirm new targets. However, this method often requires modification of the active molecules which can affect or damage its biological activity, and biomacromolecules, particularly most natural products, are hard to be modified either. In order to overcome the shortcomings of molecular modification, label-free technology has been developed based on evaluating responses to thermal or proteolytic treatments. Combined with the chemical biology technology and molecular biology technology, it has been used in the development of drugs and agrochemicals. Herein, common methods of label-free technology for identification of direct target of agrochemicals are reviewed, including the principle, advantages, limitations and applications in the research of agrochemicals in the last decade. And the methods for validation of candidate targets obtained by the label-free methods are also reviewed, which are important to obtain the accurate and reliable targets. Combined application of these methods will greatly reduce the experimental costs and shorten the period for the new target identification and validation by improving its accuracy, which will provide a systematic solution for new ecological agrochemicals research and development.
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- Bin Zhao
- College of Plant Protection, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding 071001, PR China; State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, PR China
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Molecular Pathology, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding 071001, PR China
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- College of Plant Protection, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding 071001, PR China; State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, PR China
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- College of Plant Protection, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding 071001, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, PR China.
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Molecular Pathology, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding 071001, PR China.
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Wei C, Zhao L, Sun Z, Hu D, Song B. Discovery of novel indole derivatives containing dithioacetal as potential antiviral agents for plants. PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2020; 166:104568. [PMID: 32448422 DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2020.104568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2020] [Revised: 03/22/2020] [Accepted: 03/23/2020] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Thirty unreported indole derivatives containing dithioacetal moiety were synthesized and evaluated for anti-plant viral activity. Bioassay results displayed that some of the target compounds showed better activities against tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) than the commercial Ribavirin in vivo. In particular, anti-TMV curative, protective and inactivating activity of 4p were 55.1, 57.2, and 80.3%, respectively, and EC50 value for inactivating activity was 88.5 μg/mL. The observation of transmission electron microscope showed that 4p may have a certain destructive effect on TMV particles. To further study, microscale thermophoresis analysis result also demonstrated that 4p powerfully interacted with TMV coat protein in vitro. Hence, this study provides a strong evidence suporting that indole derivatives might be applied as new antiviral agents.
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- Chunle Wei
- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Huaxi District, Guiyang 550025, 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, Guizhou University, Huaxi District, Guiyang 550025, 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, Guizhou University, Huaxi District, Guiyang 550025, 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, Guizhou University, Huaxi District, Guiyang 550025, 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, Guizhou University, Huaxi District, Guiyang 550025, China.
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Yang H, Zu G, Liu Y, Xie D, Gan X, Song B. Tomato Chlorosis Virus Minor Coat Protein as a Novel Target To Screen Antiviral Drugs. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2020; 68:3425-3433. [PMID: 32091891 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.9b08215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Minor coat protein (mCP), an important component of tomato chlorosis virus (ToCV), plays a significant role in the process of virus assembly and movement and is directly related to the virus-insect transmission. Therefore, ToCV mCP could be considered as a potent target for anti-ToCV drugs. In this study, ToCV mCP was first cloned, expressed, purified, and a novel target to screen the antiviral agents. The results showed that some antiviral compounds bound to ToCV mCP with strongly affinities in vitro, including quinazoline derivatives 4a and 4b, Ningnanmycin, and Ribavirin. Subsequently, three-dimensional-quantitative structure-activity relationship (3D-QSAR) analysis was performed based on the binding affinities, and the model indicated that 4a and 4b had indeed stronger binding effects on ToCV mCP than other quinazoline derivatives. Finally, the anti-ToCV activities of compounds 4a and 4b were evaluated by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction in vivo. Compounds 4a and 4b inhibited infection of ToCV in the host and as well as reduced the level of ToCV mCP gene expression. Thus, ToCV mCP can be used as a novel drug target for screening anti-ToCV agents, and the ligand-based 3D-QSAR analysis of quinazoline derivatives provided new insights into the design and optimization of novel anti-ToCV drug molecules based on ToCV mCP.
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- Huanyu Yang
- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Huaxi District, Guiyang 550025, 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, Guizhou University, Huaxi District, Guiyang 550025, 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, Guizhou University, Huaxi District, Guiyang 550025, 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, Guizhou University, Huaxi District, Guiyang 550025, 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, Guizhou University, Huaxi District, Guiyang 550025, 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, Guizhou University, Huaxi District, Guiyang 550025, China
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Immunotherapy potentiates a patient’s immune response against some forms of cancer, including malignant tumors. In this Special Report, we have summarized the use of nanoparticles that have been designed for use in cancer immunotherapy with particular emphasis on plant viruses. Plant virus-based nanoparticles are an ideal choice for therapeutic applications, as these nanoparticles are not only capable of targeting the desired cells but also of being safely delivered to the body without posing any threat of infection. Plant viruses can be taken up by tumor cells and can be functionalized as drug delivery vehicles. This Special Report describes how the future of cancer immunotherapy could be a success through the merger of computer-based technology using plant-virus nanoparticles. The nonpathogenic nature of plant viral nanoparticles makes them an ideal choice for therapeutic applications such as cancer. Understanding the molecular mechanisms behind the immune response to cancer has facilitated the use of nanotechnology as an effective cancer therapy. Biologically active self-replicating plant virus particles can be introduced to the bloodstream of the human body and used as effective drug delivery vehicles. This Special Report describes how a combination of computer-based technology and plant-virus nanoparticles can assist in cancer immunotherapy.
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Sharma Y, Srivastava N, Bala K. Neuroprotective ability of TMV coat protein on rat PC-12 cells and it’s in silico study with LRRK2 receptor. Neurol Res 2018; 40:1028-1039. [DOI: 10.1080/01616412.2018.1515840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Yash Sharma
- Center of Medical Biotechnology, Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Noida, India
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- Center of Medical Biotechnology, Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Noida, India
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- Center of Medical Biotechnology, Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Noida, India
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Assessment of Binding Interaction between Bovine Lactoferrin and Tetracycline Hydrochloride: Multi-Spectroscopic Analyses and Molecular Modeling. Molecules 2018; 23:molecules23081900. [PMID: 30061508 PMCID: PMC6222819 DOI: 10.3390/molecules23081900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2018] [Revised: 07/25/2018] [Accepted: 07/27/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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In this paper, the interaction between bovine lactoferrin (bLf) and tetracycline hydrochloride (TCH) was researched by microscale thermophoresis (MST), multi-spectroscopic methods, and molecular docking techniques. Normal fluorescence results showed that TCH effectively quenched the intrinsic fluorescence of bLf via static quenching. Moreover, MST confirmed that the combination force between bLf and TCH was very strong. Thermodynamic parameters and molecular docking further revealed that electrostatic forces, van der Waals, and hydrogen bonding forces played vital roles in the interaction between bLf and TCH. The binding distance and energy transfer efficiency between TCH and bLf were 2.81 nm and 0.053, respectively. Moreover, the results of circular dichroism spectra (CD), ultraviolet visible (UV-vis) absorption spectra, fluorescence Excitation-Emission Matrix (EEM) spectra, and molecular docking verified bLf indeed combined with TCH, and caused the changes of conformation of bLf. The influence of TCH on the functional changes of the protein was studied through the analysis of the change of the bLf surface hydrophobicity and research of the binding forces between bLf and iron ion. These results indicated that change in the structure and function of bLf were due to the interaction between bLf and TCH.
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Asmari M, Ratih R, Alhazmi HA, El Deeb S. Thermophoresis for characterizing biomolecular interaction. Methods 2018; 146:107-119. [PMID: 29438829 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymeth.2018.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2017] [Revised: 02/06/2018] [Accepted: 02/09/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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The study of biomolecular interactions is crucial to get more insight into the biological system. The interactions of protein-protein, protein-nucleic acids, protein-sugars, nucleic acid-nucleic acids and protein-small molecules are supporting therapeutics and technological developments. Recently, the development in a large number of analytical techniques for characterizing biomolecular interactions reflect the promising research investments in this field. In this review, microscale thermophoresis technology (MST) is presented as an analytical technique for characterizing biomolecular interactions. Recent years have seen much progress and several applications established. MST is a powerful technique in quantitation of binding events based on the movement of molecules in microscopic temperature gradient. Simplicity, free solutions analysis, low sample volume, short analysis time, and immobilization free are the MST advantages over other competitive techniques. A wide range of studies in biomolecular interactions have been successfully carried out using MST, which tend to the versatility of the technique to use in screening binding events in order to save time, cost and obtained high data quality.
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- Mufarreh Asmari
- Institute of Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, TU Braunschweig, Beethovenstrasse 55, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Institute of Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, TU Braunschweig, Beethovenstrasse 55, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
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- College of Pharmacy, Jazan University, P.O. Box 114, 45142 Jazan, Saudi Arabia
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- Institute of Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, TU Braunschweig, Beethovenstrasse 55, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany.
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