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Pan SX, Yang ZK, Liu Y, Shi Z, Qin YG, Qu C, Li XS, Zhou ZX, Luo C, Yang XL. Rational design, synthesis and binding mechanisms of novel benzyl geranate derivatives as potential eco-friendly aphid repellents. PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 2024; 80:1099-1106. [PMID: 37850826 DOI: 10.1002/ps.7840] [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: 07/19/2023] [Revised: 09/18/2023] [Accepted: 10/18/2023] [Indexed: 10/19/2023]
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BACKGROUND The push-pull strategy is considered as a promising eco-friendly method for pest management. Plant volatile organic compounds (PVOCs) act as semiochemicals constitute the key factor in implementing this strategy. Benzyl alcohol and geraniol, as functional PVOCs, were reported to regulate insect behavior, showing the potential application in pest control. Using geraniol as lead, a geraniol derivative 5i with fine repellent activity was discovered in our previous work. In order to explore novel, eco-friendly aphid control agents, a series of benzyl geranate derivatives was designed and synthesized using 5i as the lead and benzyl alcohol as the active fragment. RESULTS Benzyl alcohol was firstly evaluated to have repellent activity to Acyrthosiphon pisum. Based on this repellent fragment, a series of novel benzyl geranate derivatives was rationally designed and synthesized using a scaffold-hopping strategy. Among them, compound T9, with a binding affinity (Kd = 0.43 μm) and a substantial repellency of 64.7% against A. pisum, is the most promising compound. Molecule docking showed that hydrophobic and hydrogen-bonding interactions substantially influenced the binding affinity of compounds with ApisOBP9. Additionally, T9 exhibited low-toxicity to honeybees and ladybugs. CONCLUSION Using a simple scaffold-hopping strategy combined with active fragment benzyl alcohol, a new derivative T9, with high aphid-repellency and low-toxicity to nontarget organisms, can be considered as a novel potential eco-friendly aphid control agent for sustainable agriculture. © 2023 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Shi-Xiang Pan
- Innovation Center of Pesticide Research, Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Science, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Innovation Center of Pesticide Research, Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Science, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Innovation Center of Pesticide Research, Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Science, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Innovation Center of Pesticide Research, Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Science, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Entomology and MOA Key Laboratory for Monitoring and Environment-Friendly Control of Crop Pests, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Plant Protection, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Agro-Environment and Agro-Product Safety, Agricultural College, Guangxi University, Nanning, China
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- Innovation Center of Pesticide Research, Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Science, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Plant Protection, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Innovation Center of Pesticide Research, Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Science, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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Pan S, Li W, Qin Y, Yang Z, Liu Y, Shi Z, Qu C, Luo C, Yang X. Discovery of Novel Potential Aphid Repellents: Geranic Acid Esters Containing Substituted Aromatic Rings. Molecules 2022; 27:5949. [PMID: 36144685 PMCID: PMC9502202 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27185949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2022] [Revised: 09/07/2022] [Accepted: 09/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Aphids are one of the most damaging agricultural pests. For the sake of novel eco-friendly compounds with good activity for aphid control, a series of novel geranic acid esters containing substituted aromatic rings were designed by inverting ester groups of lead compounds. All compounds were characterized by HRMS, 1H-NMR, and 13C-NMR. In order to identify the effect of inversion ester groups on activity, a bioassay was conducted. The results showed that the repellent activity against Acyrthosiphon pisum (A. pisum) and the binding affinity with the odorant-binding protein 9 from A. pisum (ApisOBP9) of the compounds were increased after inversion of the ester groups. Particularly, 5f showed the best repellent activity (repellency proportion: 55.6%) and binding affinity (1/Ki: 0.49 µM). Meanwhile, the structure-activity relationships revealed that the introduction of meta-substitution of the benzene ring and halogen atoms, such as Cl and Br, facilitated the biological activity. The further molecular docking results demonstrated that hydrogen bonding interactions and hydrophobic interactions were vital for the binding affinity with ApisOBP9. Additionally, all compounds were predicted to be eco-friendly and their volatile physicochemical properties have been enhanced compared to the leads. The present results provide valuable clues for the further rational design of aphids' behavioral control agents.
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- Shixiang Pan
- Innovation Center of Pesticide Research, Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Science, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Innovation Center of Pesticide Research, Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Science, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- MOA Key Laboratory for Monitoring and Environment-Friendly Control of Crop Pests, Department of Entomology, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Innovation Center of Pesticide Research, Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Science, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Innovation Center of Pesticide Research, Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Science, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Innovation Center of Pesticide Research, Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Science, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Institute of Plant Protection, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100097, China
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- Institute of Plant Protection, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100097, China
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- Innovation Center of Pesticide Research, Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Science, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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Discovery of Novel Cinnamide Fungicidal Leads with Optical Hydroxyl Side Chain. Molecules 2022; 27:molecules27165259. [PMID: 36014496 PMCID: PMC9414950 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27165259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2022] [Revised: 08/09/2022] [Accepted: 08/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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In order to overcome the resistance of phytopathogens to commercial fungicides, a series of optical 2-methyl-2,3-diol-5-pentyl-based cinnamamide derivatives were rationally designed, synthesized, characterized, and evaluated for their in vitro and in vivo fungicidal activities. The bioassay results indicated that the EC50 (concentration for 50% of maximal effect) values of (R)-11f, (R)-11m, (S)-11m and (R)-11n were 0.16, 0.28, 0.41 and 0.47 µg/mL in the in vitro evaluation against Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, respectively, while compounds (R)- and (S)-11i, (R)- and (S)-11j exhibited excellent in vivo fungicidal activity against Pseudoperonspera cubensis with inhibition rates of 100% at 400 μg/mL. These findings supported the idea that optical 2-methyl-2,3-diol-5-pentyl-containing cinnamamides (R)- and (S)-11i, (R)- and (S)-11j with 2-chloro-4-trifluoromethyl aniline and 2-(4-chlorophenyl) aniline showed excellent in vivo fungicidal activity against S. sclerotiorum and P. cubensis and were promising fungicide candidates.
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Wang W, Zhang X, Zhao Y, Liu X, Zhang Z, Wang M. Divergent synthesis of four isomers of 6,7-dihydroxy-3,7-dimethyloct-2-enoic acid, esters and evaluation for the antifungal activity. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2018.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Il'ina IV, Volcho KP, Korchagina DV, Salakhutdinov NF. The Convenient Way for Obtaining Geranial by Acid-Catalyzed Kinetic Resolution of Citral. Helv Chim Acta 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/hlca.201500266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Irina V. Il'ina
- N.N. Vorozhtsov Novosibirsk Institute of Organic Chemistry, Siberian Branch; Russian Academy of Sciences; Lavrentiev ave., 9 630090 Novosibirsk Russia
- Novosibirsk State University; Pirogov st., 2 630090 Novosibirsk Russia
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- N.N. Vorozhtsov Novosibirsk Institute of Organic Chemistry, Siberian Branch; Russian Academy of Sciences; Lavrentiev ave., 9 630090 Novosibirsk Russia
- Novosibirsk State University; Pirogov st., 2 630090 Novosibirsk Russia
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- N.N. Vorozhtsov Novosibirsk Institute of Organic Chemistry, Siberian Branch; Russian Academy of Sciences; Lavrentiev ave., 9 630090 Novosibirsk Russia
- Novosibirsk State University; Pirogov st., 2 630090 Novosibirsk Russia
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- N.N. Vorozhtsov Novosibirsk Institute of Organic Chemistry, Siberian Branch; Russian Academy of Sciences; Lavrentiev ave., 9 630090 Novosibirsk Russia
- Novosibirsk State University; Pirogov st., 2 630090 Novosibirsk Russia
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Yang M, Dong H, Jiang J, Wang M. Synthesis and Fungicidal Activities of (Z/E)-3,7-Dimethyl-2,6-octadienamide and Its 6,7-Epoxy Analogues. Molecules 2015; 20:21023-36. [PMID: 26610465 PMCID: PMC6331855 DOI: 10.3390/molecules201219743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2015] [Revised: 11/17/2015] [Accepted: 11/17/2015] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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In order to find new lead compounds with high fungicidal activity, (Z/E)-3,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadienoic acids were synthesized via selective two-step oxidation using the commercially available geraniol/nerol as raw materials. Twenty-eight different (Z/E)-3,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadienamide derivatives were prepared by reactions of (Z/E)-carboxylic acid with various aromatic and aliphatic amines, followed by oxidation of peroxyacetic acid to afford their 6,7-epoxy analogues. All of the compounds were characterized by HR-ESI-MS and 1H-NMR spectral data. The preliminary bioassays showed that some of these compounds exhibited good fungicidal activities against Rhizoctonia solani (R. solani) at a concentration of 50 µg/mL. For example, 5C, 5I and 6b had 94.0%, 93.4% and 91.5% inhibition rates against R. solani, respectively. Compound 5f displayed EC50 values of 4.3 and 9.7 µM against Fusahum graminearum and R. Solani, respectively.
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- Mingyan Yang
- Department of Applied Chemistry, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.
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Dong HB, Yang MY, Liu B, Wang MA. Concise stereoselective total synthesis of (+)-muricatacin and (+)-epi-muricatacin. JOURNAL OF ASIAN NATURAL PRODUCTS RESEARCH 2014; 16:847-853. [PMID: 24899519 DOI: 10.1080/10286020.2014.916695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Efficient stereoselective total synthesis of (+)-muricatacin (1) and (+)-epi-muricatacin (8) was accomplished from commercially available chemical pent-4-ynoic acid via Shi's asymmetric epoxidation and Mitsunobu reaction as the key steps in 17.8% and 26.9% overall yields, respectively.
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- Hong-Bo Dong
- a Department of Applied Chemistry , College of Sciences, China Agricultural University , Beijing 100193 , China
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Dong HB, Yang MY, Zhang XT, Wang MA. Asymmetric total synthesis of all four isomers of 6-acetoxy-5-hexadecanolide: the major component of mosquito oviposition attractant pheromones. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tetasy.2014.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Zhao J, Dong HB, Yang MY, Du J, Jiang JZ, Wang MA. Synthesis and antifungal activity of 7-methyl-7-hydroxy-2,3-benzo[c]octa-1,6-olide. JOURNAL OF ASIAN NATURAL PRODUCTS RESEARCH 2014; 16:312-317. [PMID: 24456253 DOI: 10.1080/10286020.2013.879121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The racemic 7-methyl-7-hydroxy-2,3-benzo[c]octa-1,6-olide, the analog of natural product (6R)-3,7-dimethyl-7-hydroxy-2-octen-1,6-olide, was totally synthesized using easily available (E)-2-(2-carboxyvinyl)benzoic acid as a raw material in nine-step reactions including three key steps of Wittig reaction, epoxidation, and cyclization, with an overall yield of 10.3%. The bioassay results showed that ( ± )-2 exhibited stronger antifungal activity than the natural product ( ± )-1 and (R)-1 against Alternaria solani with an EC₅₀ value of 27.36 μg/ml.
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- Jin Zhao
- a Department of Applied Chemistry , College of Sciences, China Agricultural University , Beijing , 1000193 , China
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