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Liu Q, Li H, Shi R, Wei W, Yuan X, Cao YM, Liu S. Investigation into the Synthesis, Bioactivity, and Mechanism of Action of the Novel 6-Pyrazolyl-2-picolinic Acid as a Herbicide. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2024; 72:8840-8848. [PMID: 38570314 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.3c08517] [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: 04/05/2024]
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A series of new 4-amino-3,5-dicholo-6-(5-aryl-substituted-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)-2-picolinic acid compounds were designed and prepared to discover herbicidal molecules. The inhibitory activities of all new compounds against the root growth ofArabidopsis thaliana were assayed. On the whole, the new synthesized compounds displayed good inhibition effects and had excellent herbicidal activities on root growth of weed at 500 μM. Importantly, a selection of compounds demonstrated comparable herbicidal properties to picloram. At the dosage of 250 g/ha, most of the compounds showed a 100% postemergence herbicidal activity to control Chenopodium album and Amaranthus retroflexus. Using compound V-2, the mechanism of action was investigated based on a phenotype study using AFB5-deficient Arabidopsis thaliana. It was found that the novel 6-pyrazolyl-2-picolinic acids were auxinic compounds. In addition, it was proposed that V-2 may be an immune activator due to its upregulation of defense genes and the increased content of jasmonic acid.
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- Qing Liu
- Innovation Center of Pesticide Research, Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Science, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
- Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration on Pest Chemical Control, 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
- Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration on Pest Chemical Control, 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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- Innovation Center of Pesticide Research, Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Science, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
- Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration on Pest Chemical Control, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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Liu Q, Shi RC, Li HT, Wei W, Yuan X, Liu SZ, Cao YM. Study on Design, Synthesis and Herbicidal Activity of Novel 6-Indazolyl-2-picolinic Acids. Molecules 2024; 29:332. [PMID: 38257244 PMCID: PMC10819873 DOI: 10.3390/molecules29020332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2023] [Revised: 12/29/2023] [Accepted: 01/05/2024] [Indexed: 01/24/2024] Open
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Thirty-eight new 4-amino-3,5-dicholo-6-(1H-indazolyl)-2-picolinic acids and 4-amino-3,5-dicholo-6-(2H-indazolyl)-2-picolinic acids were designed by scaffold hopping and synthesized to discover potential herbicidal molecules. All the new compounds were tested to determine their inhibitory activities against Arabidopsis thaliana and the root growth of five weeds. In general, the synthesized compounds exhibited excellent inhibition properties and showed good inhibitory effects on weed root growth. In particular, compound 5a showed significantly greater root inhibitory activity than picloram in Brassica napus and Abutilon theophrasti Medicus at the concentration of 10 µM. The majority of compounds exhibited a 100% post-emergence herbicidal effect at 250 g/ha against Amaranthus retroflexus and Chenopodium album. We also found that 6-indazolyl-2-picolinic acids could induce the up-regulation of auxin genes ACS7 and NCED3, while auxin influx, efflux and auxin response factor were down-regulated, indicating that 6-indazolyl-2-picolinic acids promoted ethylene release and ABA production to cause plant death in a short period, which is different in mode from other picolinic acids.
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- Qing Liu
- Innovation Center of Pesticide Research, Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Science, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China; (Q.L.); (R.-C.S.); (H.-T.L.); (W.W.); (X.Y.); (S.-Z.L.)
- Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration on Pest Chemical Control, 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; (Q.L.); (R.-C.S.); (H.-T.L.); (W.W.); (X.Y.); (S.-Z.L.)
- Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration on Pest Chemical Control, 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; (Q.L.); (R.-C.S.); (H.-T.L.); (W.W.); (X.Y.); (S.-Z.L.)
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- Innovation Center of Pesticide Research, Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Science, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China; (Q.L.); (R.-C.S.); (H.-T.L.); (W.W.); (X.Y.); (S.-Z.L.)
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- Innovation Center of Pesticide Research, Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Science, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China; (Q.L.); (R.-C.S.); (H.-T.L.); (W.W.); (X.Y.); (S.-Z.L.)
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- Innovation Center of Pesticide Research, Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Science, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China; (Q.L.); (R.-C.S.); (H.-T.L.); (W.W.); (X.Y.); (S.-Z.L.)
- Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration on Pest Chemical Control, 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; (Q.L.); (R.-C.S.); (H.-T.L.); (W.W.); (X.Y.); (S.-Z.L.)
- Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration on Pest Chemical Control, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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Leng XY, Zhao LX, Gao S, Ye F, Fu Y. Review on the Discovery of Novel Natural Herbicide Safeners. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2023. [PMID: 37466454 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.3c03585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/20/2023]
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The phytotoxicity of herbicides on crops is a major dilemma in agricultural production. Fortunately, the emergence of herbicide safeners is an excellent solution to this challenge, selectively enhancing the performance of herbicides in controlling weeds while reducing the phytotoxicity to crops. But owing to their potential toxicity, only a tiny proportion of safeners are commercially available. Natural products as safeners have been extensively explored, which are generally safe to mammals and cause little pollution to the environment. They are typically endogenous signal molecules or phytohormones, which are generally difficult to extract and synthesize, and exhibit relatively lower activity than commercial products. Therefore, it is necessary to adopt rational design approaches to modify the structure of natural safeners. This paper reviews the application, safener effects, structural characteristics, and modifications of natural safeners and provides insights on the discovery of natural products as potential safeners in the future.
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- Xin-Yu Leng
- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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