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Natal CM, Fernandes MJG, Pinto NFS, Pereira RB, Vieira TF, Rodrigues ARO, Pereira DM, Sousa SF, Fortes AG, Castanheira EMS, T Gonçalves MS. New carvacrol and thymol derivatives as potential insecticides: synthesis, biological activity, computational studies and nanoencapsulation. RSC Adv 2021; 11:34024-34035. [PMID: 35497284 PMCID: PMC9042360 DOI: 10.1039/d1ra05616f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2021] [Accepted: 09/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
New compounds with potential insecticide activity were synthesized by structural modifications performed in the monoterpenoid phenolic moieties of carvacrol and thymol, resulting in a set of derivatives with the ether function containing the propyl, chloropropyl or hydroxypropyl chains, as well as a bicyclic ether with an unsaturated chain containing a carboxylic acid terminal. In addition, an analogue of carvacrol and thymol isomers bearing methoxyl, 1-hydroxyethyl and (3-chlorobenzoyl)oxy, instead of the three original methyl groups, was also synthesized. Several structural changes that resulted in diminished insecticide activity have been identified, but two significantly active molecules have been synthesized, one of them being less toxic to human cells than the naturally-derived starting materials. Structure-based inverted virtual screening and molecular dynamics simulations demonstrate that these active molecules likely target the insect odorant binding proteins and/or acetylcholinesterase and are able to form stable complexes. For the most promising compounds, nanoencapsulation assays were carried out in liposomes of egg phosphatidylcholine/cholesterol (7 : 3) prepared by both thin film hydration and ethanolic injection methods. The compound-loaded liposomes were generally monodisperse and with sizes smaller than or around 200 nm. The thin film hydration method allowed high encapsulation efficiencies (above 85%) for both compounds and a delayed release, while for the systems prepared by ethanolic injection the encapsulation efficiency is lower than 50%, but the release is almost complete in two days.
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- Carolina M Natal
- Centre of Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Minho Campus of Gualtar 4710-057 Braga Portugal
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- Centre of Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Minho Campus of Gualtar 4710-057 Braga Portugal
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- Centre of Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Minho Campus of Gualtar 4710-057 Braga Portugal
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- REQUIMTE/LAQV, Laboratory of Pharmacognosy, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto R. Jorge Viterbo Ferreira, 228 4050-313 Porto Portugal
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- Associate Laboratory i4HB - Institute for Health and Bioeconomy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto 4200-319 Porto Portugal.,UCIBIO - Applied Molecular Biosciences Unit, BioSIM - Department of Biomedicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto 4200-319 Porto Portugal
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- Centre of Physics of Minho and Porto Universities (CF-UM-UP), University of Minho, Campus of Gualtar 4710-057 Braga Portugal
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- REQUIMTE/LAQV, Laboratory of Pharmacognosy, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto R. Jorge Viterbo Ferreira, 228 4050-313 Porto Portugal
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- Associate Laboratory i4HB - Institute for Health and Bioeconomy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto 4200-319 Porto Portugal.,UCIBIO - Applied Molecular Biosciences Unit, BioSIM - Department of Biomedicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto 4200-319 Porto Portugal
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- Centre of Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Minho Campus of Gualtar 4710-057 Braga Portugal
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- Centre of Physics of Minho and Porto Universities (CF-UM-UP), University of Minho, Campus of Gualtar 4710-057 Braga Portugal
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- Centre of Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Minho Campus of Gualtar 4710-057 Braga Portugal
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Nikolaeva OG, Karlutova OY, Dubonosov AD, Bren VA, Minkin VI. Synthesis and Luminescence and Ionochromic Properties of 9-Hydroxy-1-methyl-3-oxo-3H-benzo[f]chromene8-carbaldehyde Imines and Hydrazones. RUSS J GEN CHEM+ 2020. [DOI: 10.1134/s107036322002005x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Talele HR, Hussain F, Bedekar AV. Synthesis and Characterization of New Helical Coumarins. J Heterocycl Chem 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/jhet.2193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Harish R. Talele
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science; M. S. University of Baroda; Vadodara 390 002 India
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- Department of Chemistry, North Campus; University of Delhi; Delhi 110 007 India
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science; M. S. University of Baroda; Vadodara 390 002 India
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Heravi MM, Khaghaninejad S, Mostofi M. Pechmann Reaction in the Synthesis of Coumarin Derivatives. ADVANCES IN HETEROCYCLIC CHEMISTRY 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-800171-4.00001-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/05/2022]
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Krzeszewski M, Vakuliuk O, Gryko DT. Color-Tunable Fluorescent Dyes Based on Benzo[c]coumarin. European J Org Chem 2013. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201300374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Fernandes MJ, Gonçalves MST, Costa SP. Comparative study of polyaromatic and polyheteroaromatic fluorescent photocleavable protecting groups. Tetrahedron 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2008.01.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Youn SW, Eom JI. Facile Construction of the Benzofuran and Chromene Ring Systems via PdII-Catalyzed Oxidative Cyclization. Org Lett 2005; 7:3355-8. [PMID: 16018659 DOI: 10.1021/ol051264z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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[reaction: see text]. We herein report the development of one-pot procedures for the conversion of allyl aryl ethers to 2-methylbenzofurans (via sequential Claisen rearrangement and oxidative cyclization) and for the conversion of aryl homoallyl ethers to chromenes (via direct oxidative cyclization). It is likely that both reactions proceed via a common Pd-catalyzed pathway involving olefin activation, nucleophilic attack, and beta-hydride elimination.
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- So Won Youn
- Department of Chemistry, Pukyong National University, Busan, Korea.
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Tao ZF, Qian X, Fan M. Highly Efficient Photoinduced DNA Cleavage by Naphthopyrone Hydroperoxides. BULLETIN OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN 1999. [DOI: 10.1246/bcsj.72.1571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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