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Römer CI, Ashauer R, Escher BI, Höfer K, Muehlebach M, Sadeghi-Tehran P, Sherborne N, Buchholz A. Fate of synthetic chemicals in the agronomic insect pest Spodoptera littoralis: experimental feeding-contact assay and toxicokinetic model. JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY 2024; 117:982-992. [PMID: 38691062 DOI: 10.1093/jee/toae083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2023] [Revised: 03/22/2024] [Accepted: 04/15/2024] [Indexed: 05/03/2024]
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Insecticides prevent or reduce insect crop damage, maintaining crop quality and quantity. Physiological traits, such as an insect's feeding behavior, influence the way insecticides are absorbed and processed in the body (toxicokinetics), which can be exploited to improve species selectivity. To fully understand the uptake of insecticides, it is essential to study their total uptake and toxicokinetics independent of their toxic effects on insects. We studied the toxicokinetics (TK) of insecticidally inactive test compounds incorporating agro-like structural motifs in larvae of the Egyptian cotton leafworm (Spodoptera littoralis, Lepidoptera), and their distribution across all biological matrices, using laboratory experiments and modeling. We measured Spodoptera larval behavior and temporal changes of whole-body concentrations of test compounds during feeding on treated soybean leaf disks and throughout a subsequent depuration period. Differences in the distribution of the total quantities of compounds were found between the biological matrices leaf, larva, and feces. Rate constants for uptake and elimination of test compounds were derived by calibrating a toxicokinetic model to the whole-body concentrations. Uptake and elimination rate constants depended on the physicochemical properties of the test compounds. Increasing hydrophobicity increased the bioaccumulation potential of test compounds. Incomplete quantities in larval matrices indicated that some compounds may undergo biotransformation. As fecal excretion was a major elimination pathway, the variable time of release and number of feces pellets led to a high variability in the body burden. We provide quantitative models to predict the toxicokinetics and bioaccumulation potential of inactive insecticide analogs (parent compounds) in Spodoptera.
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- Clara I Römer
- Syngenta Crop Protection AG, Research Biology & Chemistry, Stein CH-4332, Switzerland
- Department of Geosciences, Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, Environmental Toxicology, Tübingen 72076, Germany
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- Syngenta Crop Protection AG, Basel 4058, Switzerland
- Environment Department, University of York, Wentworth Way, Heslington, York YO10 5NG, UK
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- Department of Geosciences, Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, Environmental Toxicology, Tübingen 72076, Germany
- Department of Cell Toxicology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research-UFZ, Leipzig 04318, Germany
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- Syngenta Crop Protection AG, Research Biology & Chemistry, Stein CH-4332, Switzerland
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- Syngenta Crop Protection AG, Research Biology & Chemistry, Stein CH-4332, Switzerland
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- Syngenta Crop Protection AG, Research Biology & Chemistry, Stein CH-4332, Switzerland
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- Syngenta Crop Protection AG, Research Biology & Chemistry, Stein CH-4332, Switzerland
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Wang X, An K, Guo Y, Li Q, Liu T, Liu Y, Feng X. Uptake, Translocation, and Subcellular Distribution of Strobilurin Fungicides in Cucumber ( Cucumis sativa L.). JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2023; 71:19324-19332. [PMID: 38019973 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.3c04902] [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: 12/01/2023]
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The absorption, transport, and subcellular distribution of strobilurin fungicides (azoxystrobin, pyraclostrobin, and trifloxystrobin) have been studied in cucumbers. Under hydroponic laboratory conditions, pyraclostrobin and trifloxystrobin mainly accumulated in cucumber roots whereas azoxystrobin accumulated in cucumber leaves. In the subcellular distribution experiment, azoxystrobin mainly accumulated as a soluble component. Pyraclostrobin and trifloxystrobin accumulated more in the organelles and cell walls. Azoxystrobin and pyraclostrobin enter the root primarily through the apoplast pathway, whereas trifloxystrobin enters the root through the symplastic pathway. Azoxystrobin can be transported in cucumber through anion and cation channels, whereas pyraclostrobin and trifloxystrobin can be transported only through anion channels. This study has great significance in evaluating environmental risks and food safety.
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- Xinyue Wang
- The State Key Laboratory of Crop Improvement and Regulation in North China, College of Plant Protection, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding 071000, PR China
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- College of Plant Protection, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding 071000, PR China
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- College of Plant Protection, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding 071000, PR China
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- College of Plant Protection, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding 071000, PR China
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- College of Plant Protection, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding 071000, PR China
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- College of Plant Protection, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding 071000, PR China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Crop Improvement and Regulation in North China, College of Plant Protection, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding 071000, PR China
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Zhang S, Zhang Y, Ren S, Lu H, Li J, Liang X, Wang L, Li Y, Wang M, Zhang C. Uptake, translocation and metabolism of acetamiprid and cyromazine by cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.). ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2023; 331:121839. [PMID: 37201568 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2023.121839] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2022] [Revised: 05/02/2023] [Accepted: 05/15/2023] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Acetamiprid (ACE) and cyromazine (CYR) are the two pesticides that are used relatively frequently and in large quantities in cowpea growing areas in Hainan. The uptake, translocation and metabolic patterns and subcellular distribution of these two pesticides in cowpea are important factors affecting pesticide residues in cowpea and assessing the dietary safety of cowpea. In this study, we investigated the uptake, translocation, subcellular distribution, and metabolic pathway of ACE and CYR in cowpea under laboratory hydroponic conditions. The distribution trends of both ACE and CYR in cowpea plants were leaves > stems > roots. The distribution of both pesticides in subcellular tissues of cowpea was cell soluble fraction > cell wall > cell organelle, and both transport modes were passive. A multiplicity of metabolic reactions of both pesticides occurred in cowpea, including dealkylation, hydroxylation and methylation. The results of the dietary risk assessment indicate that ACE is safe for use in cowpeas, but CYR poses an acute dietary risk to infants and young children. This study provided a basis for insights into the transport and distribution of ACE and CYR in vegetables and contributes to the assessment of whether pesticide residues in vegetables could pose a potential threat to human health at high concentrations of pesticides in the environment.
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- Shanying Zhang
- College of Food Science and Engineering, Sanya Nanfan Research Institute, College of Plant Protection, Key Laboratory of Green Prevention and Control of Tropical Plant Diseases and Pests, PR China; Key Laboratory of Tropical Fruits and Vegetables Quality and Safety for State Market Regulation, PR China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Sanya Nanfan Research Institute, College of Plant Protection, Key Laboratory of Green Prevention and Control of Tropical Plant Diseases and Pests, PR China; Key Laboratory of Tropical Fruits and Vegetables Quality and Safety for State Market Regulation, PR China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Sanya Nanfan Research Institute, College of Plant Protection, Key Laboratory of Green Prevention and Control of Tropical Plant Diseases and Pests, PR China; Key Laboratory of Tropical Fruits and Vegetables Quality and Safety for State Market Regulation, PR China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Sanya Nanfan Research Institute, College of Plant Protection, Key Laboratory of Green Prevention and Control of Tropical Plant Diseases and Pests, PR China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Sanya Nanfan Research Institute, College of Plant Protection, Key Laboratory of Green Prevention and Control of Tropical Plant Diseases and Pests, PR China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Sanya Nanfan Research Institute, College of Plant Protection, Key Laboratory of Green Prevention and Control of Tropical Plant Diseases and Pests, PR China; Key Laboratory of Tropical Fruits and Vegetables Quality and Safety for State Market Regulation, PR China
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- Rubber Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, PR China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Sanya Nanfan Research Institute, College of Plant Protection, Key Laboratory of Green Prevention and Control of Tropical Plant Diseases and Pests, PR China; Key Laboratory of Tropical Fruits and Vegetables Quality and Safety for State Market Regulation, PR China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Sanya Nanfan Research Institute, College of Plant Protection, Key Laboratory of Green Prevention and Control of Tropical Plant Diseases and Pests, PR China; Key Laboratory of Tropical Fruits and Vegetables Quality and Safety for State Market Regulation, PR China.
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Trapp S, Shi J, Zeng L. Generic Model for Plant Uptake of Ionizable Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY 2023; 42:793-804. [PMID: 36785949 DOI: 10.1002/etc.5582] [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: 12/07/2022] [Revised: 01/30/2023] [Accepted: 02/03/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Plant uptake of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) has been recognized as a potential path to human exposure. Most existing regressions and uptake models are limited to neutral organic compounds, but 80% of pharmaceuticals and an unknown number of personal care products ionize under environmentally relevant conditions. A widely used generic plant uptake model was expanded step-by-step with processes relevant for weak and strong acids and bases, such as ionization, membrane permeability, ion trap, phloem transport, and sorption to proteins. The differential equation system was solved analytically, and the equations were implemented in a spreadsheet version. The changes in predicted plant uptake of neutral substances, acids, and bases were found for a range of key input data (log KOW , pKa , pH, sorption to proteins). For neutral compounds, sorption to proteins and phloem transport are of relevance only for the more polar compounds (low log KOW , ≤2). Weak acids (pKa ≤6) are trapped in phloem due to pH-related effects, and in roots when pH in soil is low (pH 4-5). Cations sorb stronger and hence show less bioavailability and less translocation than anions. Sorption to proteins reduces translocation to leaves and fruits for all substances, but this is more evident for polar and ionic compounds that have negligible sorption to lipids. The new generic model considers additional processes that are of relevance for polar and ionizable substances. It might be used instead of existing standard approaches for chemical risk assessment and assessment of the environmental fate of PPCPs. Environ Toxicol Chem 2023;42:793-804. © 2023 The Authors. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of SETAC.
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- Stefan Trapp
- Department of Environmental and Resource Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Environmental and Resource Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Environmental and Resource Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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Chen D, Hao G, Song B. Finding the Missing Property Concepts in Pesticide-Likeness. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2022; 70:10090-10099. [PMID: 35971945 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.2c02757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Poor bioavailability of pesticides is one of the major bottlenecks in the development of pesticides. Applications of the concept of pesticide-likeness have been widely accepted as one of the ways to break the bottleneck. At present, the evaluation of pesticide-likeness is mainly based on absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion, and toxicity (ADME-T) property concepts of pesticides. However, a few significant property concepts of pesticides are ignored in the research of pesticide-likeness. Herein, we summarize the current study of ADME-T and other property concepts and analyze physicochemical properties for pesticides in the last 30 years, such as Fsp3, log P, and chiral centers. On the basis of these analyses, we propose that molecular complexity and residual property concepts of pesticides should be considered in the pesticide-likeness study. We hope that this work can help pesticide researchers and students, who are less knowledgeable in the field, to assess pesticide-likeness.
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- Dongyu Chen
- 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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- 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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Strutt R, Sheffield F, Barlow NE, Flemming AJ, Harling JD, Law RV, Brooks NJ, Barter LMC, Ces O. UV-DIB: label-free permeability determination using droplet interface bilayers. LAB ON A CHIP 2022; 22:972-985. [PMID: 35107110 DOI: 10.1039/d1lc01155c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Simple diffusion of molecular entities through a phospholipid bilayer, is a phenomenon of great importance to the pharmaceutical and agricultural industries. Current model lipid systems to probe this typically only employ fluorescence as a readout, thus limiting the range of assessable chemical matter that can be studied. We report a new technology platform, the UV-DIB, which facilitates label free measurement of small molecule translocation rates. This is based upon the coupling of droplet interface bilayer technology with implemented fiber optics to facilitate analysis via ultraviolet spectroscopy, in custom designed PMMA wells. To improve on current DIB technology, the platform was designed to be reusable, with a high sampling rate and a limit of UV detection in the low μM regime. We demonstrate the use of our system to quantify passive diffusion in a reproducible and rapid manner where the system was validated by investigating multiple permeants of varying physicochemical properties across a range of lipid interfaces, each demonstrating differing kinetics. Our system permits the interrogation of structural dependence on the permeation rate of a given compound. We present this ability from two structural perspectives, that of the membrane, and the permeant. We observed a reduction in permeability between pure DOPC and DPhPC interfaces, concurring with literature and demonstrating our ability to study the effects of lipid composition on permeability. In relation to the effects of permeant structure, our device facilitated the rank ordering of various compounds from the xanthine class of compounds, where the structure of each permeant differed by a single group alteration. We found that DIBs were stable up to 5% DMSO, a molecule often used to aid solubilisation of pharmaceutical and agrochemical compounds. The ability of our device to rank-order compounds with such minor structural differences provides a level of precision that is rarely seen in current, industrially applied technologies.
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- Robert Strutt
- Department of Chemistry, Molecular Sciences Research Hub, Imperial College London, Shepherd's Bush, London, W12 0BZ, UK.
- Institute of Chemical Biology, Molecular Sciences Research Hub, Imperial College London, Shepherd's Bush, London, W12 0BZ, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Molecular Sciences Research Hub, Imperial College London, Shepherd's Bush, London, W12 0BZ, UK.
- Institute of Chemical Biology, Molecular Sciences Research Hub, Imperial College London, Shepherd's Bush, London, W12 0BZ, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Molecular Sciences Research Hub, Imperial College London, Shepherd's Bush, London, W12 0BZ, UK.
- Institute of Chemical Biology, Molecular Sciences Research Hub, Imperial College London, Shepherd's Bush, London, W12 0BZ, UK
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- Syngenta, Jealott's Hill International Research Centre, Bracknell, Berkshire, RG42 6EY, UK
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- Medicinal Chemistry, GlaxoSmithKline, Stevenage, SG1 2NY, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Molecular Sciences Research Hub, Imperial College London, Shepherd's Bush, London, W12 0BZ, UK.
- Institute of Chemical Biology, Molecular Sciences Research Hub, Imperial College London, Shepherd's Bush, London, W12 0BZ, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Molecular Sciences Research Hub, Imperial College London, Shepherd's Bush, London, W12 0BZ, UK.
- Institute of Chemical Biology, Molecular Sciences Research Hub, Imperial College London, Shepherd's Bush, London, W12 0BZ, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Molecular Sciences Research Hub, Imperial College London, Shepherd's Bush, London, W12 0BZ, UK.
- Institute of Chemical Biology, Molecular Sciences Research Hub, Imperial College London, Shepherd's Bush, London, W12 0BZ, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Molecular Sciences Research Hub, Imperial College London, Shepherd's Bush, London, W12 0BZ, UK.
- Institute of Chemical Biology, Molecular Sciences Research Hub, Imperial College London, Shepherd's Bush, London, W12 0BZ, UK
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Comprehensive machine learning based study of the chemical space of herbicides. Sci Rep 2021; 11:11479. [PMID: 34075109 PMCID: PMC8169684 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-90690-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2020] [Accepted: 05/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Widespread use of herbicides results in the global increase in weed resistance. The rotational use of herbicides according to their modes of action (MoAs) and discovery of novel phytotoxic molecules are the two strategies used against the weed resistance. Herein, Random Forest modeling was used to build predictive models and establish comprehensive characterization of structure–activity relationships underlying herbicide classifications according to their MoAs and weed selectivity. By combining the predictive models with herbicide-likeness rules defined by selected molecular features (numbers of H-bond acceptors and donors, logP, topological and relative polar surface area, and net charge), the virtual stepwise screening platform is proposed for characterization of small weight molecules for their phytotoxic properties. The screening cascade was applied on the data set of phytotoxic natural products. The obtained results may be valuable for refinement of herbicide rotational program as well as for discovery of novel herbicides primarily among natural products as a source for molecules of novel structures and novel modes of action and translocation profiles as compared with the synthetic compounds.
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Cheng Z, Yao Y, Sun H. Comparative uptake, translocation and subcellular distribution of phthalate esters and their primary monoester metabolites in Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa var. chinensis). THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 742:140550. [PMID: 32623175 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.140550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2020] [Revised: 06/24/2020] [Accepted: 06/25/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Phthalates esters (PAEs) are ubiquitous contaminants in terrestrial system and PAEs can be degraded to monoester metabolites (mPAEs) both in soil and plants, which have equal or even greater biological activity compared to their parent compounds. Until now, little is known about the comparative uptake and translocation of PAEs and mPAEs in plants. In the present study, the uptake and translocation of two commonly used plasticizers, di-n-butyl phthalate (DnBP) and di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), and the corresponding mPAEs, mono-n-butyl phthalate (MnBP) and mono-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (MEHP) by Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa var. chinensis) were examined using hydroponic experiment. Significantly lower bioconcentration factors (BCFs) of mPAEs compared to the corresponding PAEs were observed. This is likely due to the great solubility and electrical repulsion from cell membrane to mPAE anions. Comparatively low translocation factors (TFs) of MnBP (7.76 ± 0.49) were observed compared to DnBP (10.33 ± 2.83); while the TFs of MEHP (0.18 ± 0.08) were significantly greater than that of DEHP (0.05 ± 0.02). The hydrophilic mPAEs are prone to concentrate in cell water-soluble components, and DnBP was relatively uniformly distributed in cell wall and cell water-soluble components; while the more hydrophobic DEHP was mainly associated with root cell wall. The formation of mPAEs occurred mainly in the above-ground tissues in the PAEs spiked treatment, and cell water-soluble compartment was the main location for PAEs metabolism. The high metabolite/parent ratios in Chinese cabbage indicate that more concern should be directed towards metabolites associated with plants via direct uptake and plant metabolism.
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- Zhipeng Cheng
- MOE Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China.
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Ju C, Dong S, Zhang H, Yao S, Wang F, Cao D, Xu S, Fang H, Yu Y. Subcellular distribution governing accumulation and translocation of pesticides in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). CHEMOSPHERE 2020; 248:126024. [PMID: 32004891 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.126024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2019] [Revised: 01/19/2020] [Accepted: 01/23/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Root uptake, translocation, and subcellular distribution of six pesticides (dinotefuran, thiamethoxam, imidacloprid, imazethapyr, propiconazole, and chlorpyrifos) with Kow ranging from -0.549 to 4.7 were investigated in wheat to study transportation and accumulation of pesticides. The root bioconcentration factor (RCF) of pesticides decreased with water solubility (R2 = 0.6121) and increased with hydrophobicity (when the pH-adjusted log Kow > 2, R2 = 0.925), respectively. The translocation of neutral pesticides from roots to shoots increased positively with water solubility (R2 > 0.6484) but decreased with hydrophobicity (R2 > 0.8039). The subcellular fraction concentration factor (SFCF) increased linearly with hydrophobicity of the tested pesticides (R2 > 0.958). The log RCF was positively correlated with log SFCF in root cell walls (R2 = 0.9894) and organelles (R2 = 0.9786). Transportation of the pesticides from roots to stems and stems to leaves was adversely affected by the log SFCF of cell walls and organelles of roots (R2 > 0.7997) and stems (R2 > 0.6666), respectively. Hydrophobicity-dependent SFCF is a factor governing accumulation of pesticides in roots after uptake and their subsequent upward translocation.
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- Chao Ju
- Institute of Pesticide and Environmental Toxicology, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310029, China
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- Institute of Pesticide and Environmental Toxicology, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310029, China
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- Institute of Pesticide and Environmental Toxicology, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310029, China
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- Institute of Pesticide and Environmental Toxicology, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310029, China
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- Institute of Pesticide and Environmental Toxicology, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310029, China
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- Institute of Pesticide and Environmental Toxicology, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310029, China
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- Institute of Pesticide and Environmental Toxicology, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310029, China
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- Institute of Pesticide and Environmental Toxicology, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310029, China
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- Institute of Pesticide and Environmental Toxicology, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310029, China.
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Meyer D, El Qacemi M. Applications of 2-Chloro-3,3,3-trifluoroprop-1-ene (HCFO-1233xf): A Rapid Entry to Various β-Substituted-trifluoromethyl-ethenes. Org Lett 2020; 22:3479-3484. [PMID: 32281805 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.0c00931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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An efficient base-promoted reaction of O-, N-, and S-nucleophiles with 2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoprop-1-ene (HCFO-1233xf) is described providing access to various β-substituted-trifluoromethyl-ethenes under mild reaction conditions. Mechanistic investigations shed some light on the regio-, chemo-, and stereoselectivities observed. The olefins prepared represent attractive intermediates in chemical discovery: some applications include their conversion to pyrrolidines via a [3 + 2] dipolar cycloaddition reaction. These weakly basic amines represent novel synthons that could be readily elaborated through a range of reactions.
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- Daniel Meyer
- Syngenta Crop Protection Research, Stein, Switzerland
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Ju C, Zhang H, Wu R, Dong S, Yao S, Wang F, Cao D, Xu S, Fang H, Yu Y. Upward translocation of acetochlor and atrazine in wheat plants depends on their distribution in roots. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 703:135636. [PMID: 31771841 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.135636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2019] [Revised: 11/16/2019] [Accepted: 11/18/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Residual acetochlor and atrazine in soils, resulting from their extensive application to maize plants, may affect product safety of the ultimate wheat crop. To determine the potential uptake and accumulation of acetochlor and atrazine by wheat plants, the uptake mechanism, translocation, and subcellular distribution of these two herbicides were studied through hydroponic experiments (10 mg L-1). The results indicated that acetochlor can be taken up through the apoplastic pathway and can accumulate in wheat roots with little upward translocation. However, atrazine could be taken up by roots through the symplastic pathway and subsequently transported to the stems and leaves. Little upward translocation of acetochlor in wheat plants was due to its preferential distribution into root organelles with higher lipid contents. Conversely, the low bioconcentration of atrazine in root organelles and cell walls after uptake led to its easy upward translocation. Uptake of acetochlor and atrazine by wheat roots and the distribution of atrazine to the stems and leaves were predicted well by using the partition-limited model. The obtained results indicated that residual atrazine in soil may be taken up by wheat roots and acropetally translocated, thereby posing a threat to product safety of wheat.
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- Chao Ju
- Institute of Pesticide and Environmental Toxicology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, China; The Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Crop Pathogens and Insects, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, China; The Key Laboratory of Biology of Crop Pathogens and Insects of Zhejiang Province, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, China
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- Institute of Pesticide and Environmental Toxicology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, China; The Key Laboratory of Biology of Crop Pathogens and Insects of Zhejiang Province, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, China
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- Institute of Pesticide and Environmental Toxicology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, China; The Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Crop Pathogens and Insects, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, China
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- Institute of Pesticide and Environmental Toxicology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, China; The Key Laboratory of Biology of Crop Pathogens and Insects of Zhejiang Province, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, China
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- Institute of Pesticide and Environmental Toxicology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, China; The Key Laboratory of Biology of Crop Pathogens and Insects of Zhejiang Province, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, China
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- Institute of Pesticide and Environmental Toxicology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, China; The Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Crop Pathogens and Insects, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, China
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- Institute of Pesticide and Environmental Toxicology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, China; The Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Crop Pathogens and Insects, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, China
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- Institute of Pesticide and Environmental Toxicology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, China; The Key Laboratory of Biology of Crop Pathogens and Insects of Zhejiang Province, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, China
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- Institute of Pesticide and Environmental Toxicology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, China; The Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Crop Pathogens and Insects, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, China; The Key Laboratory of Biology of Crop Pathogens and Insects of Zhejiang Province, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, China
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- Institute of Pesticide and Environmental Toxicology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, China; The Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Crop Pathogens and Insects, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, China; The Key Laboratory of Biology of Crop Pathogens and Insects of Zhejiang Province, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, China.
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Ju C, Zhang H, Yao S, Dong S, Cao D, Wang F, Fang H, Yu Y. Uptake, Translocation, and Subcellular Distribution of Azoxystrobin in Wheat Plant ( Triticum aestivum L.). JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2019; 67:6691-6699. [PMID: 31135152 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.9b00361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
Abstract
The uptake mechanism, translocation, and subcellular distribution of azoxystrobin (5 mg kg-1) in wheat plants was investigated under laboratory conditions. The wheat-water system reached equilibrium after 96 h. Azoxystrobin concentrations in roots were much higher than those in stems and leaves under different exposure times. Azoxystrobin uptake by roots was highly linear at different exposure concentrations, while the bioconcentration factors and translocation factors were independent of the exposed concentration at the equilibrium state. Dead roots adsorbed a larger amount of azoxystrobin than fresh roots, which was measured at different concentrations. Azoxystrobin preferentially accumulated in organelles, and the highest distribution proportion was detected in the soluble cell fractions. This study elucidated that the passive transport and apoplastic pathway dominated the uptake of azoxystrobin by wheat roots. Azoxystrobin primarily accumulated in roots and could be acropetally translocated, but its translocation capacity from roots to stems was limited. Additionally, the uptake and distribution of azoxystrobin by wheat plants could be predicted well by a partition-limited model.
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Affiliation(s)
- Chao Ju
- Institute of Pesticide and Environmental Toxicology, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology , Zhejiang University , Hangzhou 310029 , China
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- Institute of Pesticide and Environmental Toxicology, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology , Zhejiang University , Hangzhou 310029 , China
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- Institute of Pesticide and Environmental Toxicology, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology , Zhejiang University , Hangzhou 310029 , China
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- Institute of Pesticide and Environmental Toxicology, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology , Zhejiang University , Hangzhou 310029 , China
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- Institute of Pesticide and Environmental Toxicology, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology , Zhejiang University , Hangzhou 310029 , China
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- Institute of Pesticide and Environmental Toxicology, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology , Zhejiang University , Hangzhou 310029 , China
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- Institute of Pesticide and Environmental Toxicology, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology , Zhejiang University , Hangzhou 310029 , China
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- Institute of Pesticide and Environmental Toxicology, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology , Zhejiang University , Hangzhou 310029 , China
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