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Zhao S, Wang J. Biodegradation of atrazine and nicosulfuron by Streptomyces nigra LM01: Performance, degradative pathway, and possible genes involved. J Hazard Mater 2024; 471:134336. [PMID: 38640665 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.134336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2024] [Revised: 04/15/2024] [Accepted: 04/16/2024] [Indexed: 04/21/2024]
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Microbial herbicide degradation is an efficient bioremediation method. In this study, a strain of Streptomyces nigra, LM01, which efficiently degrades atrazine and nicosulfuron, was isolated from a corn field using a direct isolation method. The degradation effects of the identified strain on two herbicides were investigated and optimized using an artificial neural network. The maximum degradation rates of S. nigra LM01 were 58.09 % and 42.97 % for atrazine and nicosulfuron, respectively. The degradation rate of atrazine in the soil reached 67.94 % when the concentration was 108 CFU/g after 5 d and was less effective than that of nicosulfuron. Whole genome sequencing of strain LM01 helped elucidate the possible degradation pathways of atrazine and nicosulfuron. The protein sequences of strain LM01 were aligned with the sequences of the degraded proteins of the two herbicides by using the National Center for Biotechnology Information platform. The sequence (GE005358, GE001556, GE004212, GE005218, GE004846, GE002487) with the highest query cover was retained and docked with the small-molecule ligands of the herbicides. The results revealed a binding energy of - 6.23 kcal/mol between GE005358 and the atrazine ligand and - 6.66 kcal/mol between GE002487 and the nicosulfuron ligand.
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- Shengchen Zhao
- College of Resource and Environmental Science, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun 130118, Jilin, China
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- College of Resource and Environmental Science, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun 130118, Jilin, China.
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Lei Q, Zhong J, Chen SF, Wu S, Huang Y, Guo P, Mishra S, Bhatt K, Chen S. Microbial degradation as a powerful weapon in the removal of sulfonylurea herbicides. Environ Res 2023; 235:116570. [PMID: 37423356 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.116570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2023] [Revised: 06/25/2023] [Accepted: 07/05/2023] [Indexed: 07/11/2023]
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Sulfonylurea herbicides have been widely used worldwide and play a significant role in modern agricultural production. However, these herbicides have adverse biological effects that can damage the ecosystems and harm human health. As such, rapid and effective techniques that remove sulfonylurea residues from the environment are urgently required. Attempts have been made to remove sulfonylurea residues from environment using various techniques such as incineration, adsorption, photolysis, ozonation, and microbial degradation. Among them, biodegradation is regarded as a practical and environmentally responsible way to eliminate pesticide residues. Microbial strains such as Talaromyces flavus LZM1, Methylopila sp. SD-1, Ochrobactrum sp. ZWS16, Staphylococcus cohnii ZWS13, Enterobacter ludwigii sp. CE-1, Phlebia sp. 606, and Bacillus subtilis LXL-7 can almost completely degrade sulfonylureas. The degradation mechanism of the strains is such that sulfonylureas can be catalyzed by bridge hydrolysis to produce sulfonamides and heterocyclic compounds, which deactivate sulfonylureas. The molecular mechanisms associated with microbial degradation of sulfonylureas are relatively poorly studied, with hydrolase, oxidase, dehydrogenase and esterase currently known to play a pivotal role in the catabolic pathways of sulfonylureas. Till date, there are no reports specifically on the microbial degrading species and biochemical mechanisms of sulfonylureas. Hence, in this article, the degradation strains, metabolic pathways, and biochemical mechanisms of sulfonylurea biodegradation, along with its toxic effects on aquatic and terrestrial animals, are discussed in depth in order to provide new ideas for remediation of soil and sediments polluted by sulfonylurea herbicides.
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- Qiqi Lei
- National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural & Rural Pollution Abatement and Environmental Safety, Integrative Microbiology Research Centre, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China; Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, College of Plant Protection, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural & Rural Pollution Abatement and Environmental Safety, Integrative Microbiology Research Centre, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China; Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, College of Plant Protection, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural & Rural Pollution Abatement and Environmental Safety, Integrative Microbiology Research Centre, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China; Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, College of Plant Protection, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural & Rural Pollution Abatement and Environmental Safety, Integrative Microbiology Research Centre, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China; Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, College of Plant Protection, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural & Rural Pollution Abatement and Environmental Safety, Integrative Microbiology Research Centre, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China; Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, College of Plant Protection, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- Zhongshan City Garden Management Center of Guangdong Province, Zhongshan, China
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- Environmental Technologies Division, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow, 226001, India
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- Department of Food Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA.
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- National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural & Rural Pollution Abatement and Environmental Safety, Integrative Microbiology Research Centre, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China; Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, College of Plant Protection, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China.
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Poddar S, Woolfork AG, Iftekhar S, Ovbude ST, Hage DS. Characterization of binding by sulfonylureas with normal or modified human serum albumin using affinity microcolumns prepared by entrapment. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2023; 1226:123798. [PMID: 37331054 PMCID: PMC10529298 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2023.123798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2023] [Revised: 06/07/2023] [Accepted: 06/09/2023] [Indexed: 06/20/2023]
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Modification of proteins can occur during diabetes due to the formation of advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) with reactive dicarbonyls such as glyoxal (Go) and methylglyoxal (MGo). Human serum albumin (HSA) is a serum protein that binds to many drugs in blood and that is known to be modified by Go and MGo. This study examined the binding of various sulfonylurea drugs with these modified forms of HSA by using high-performance affinity microcolumns prepared by non-covalent protein entrapment. Zonal elution experiments were employed to compare the retention and overall binding constants for the drugs with Go- or MGo-modified HSA vs normal HSA. The results were compared to values from the literature, such as measured or estimated using affinity columns containing covalently immobilized HSA or biospecifically-adsorbed HSA. The entrapment-based approach provided estimates of global affinity constants within 3-5 min for most of the tested drugs and with typical precisions of ±10-23%. Each entrapped protein microcolumn was stable for over at least 60-70 injections and one month of use. The results obtained with normal HSA agreed at the 95% confidence level with global affinity constants that have been reported for the given drugs in the literature. It was found for HSA that had been modified with clinically-relevant levels of either Go or MGo that an increase in the global affinity constant of up to 2.1-fold occurred for some of the tested drugs. The information acquired in this study can be used in the future to adapt this entrapment-based approach to study and evaluate interactions between other types of drugs and normal or modified binding agents for clinical testing and biomedical research.
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- Saumen Poddar
- Department of Chemistry, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68588, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68588, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68588, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68588, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68588, USA.
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Zhong J, Wu S, Chen WJ, Huang Y, Lei Q, Mishra S, Bhatt P, Chen S. Current insights into the microbial degradation of nicosulfuron: Strains, metabolic pathways, and molecular mechanisms. Chemosphere 2023; 326:138390. [PMID: 36935058 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.138390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2022] [Revised: 02/02/2023] [Accepted: 03/11/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Nicosulfuron is among the sulfonylurea herbicides that are widely used to control annual and perennial grass weeds in cornfields. However, nicosulfuron residues in the environment are likely to cause long-lasting harmful environmental and biological effects. Nicosulfuron degrades via photo-degradation, chemical hydrolysis, and microbial degradation. The latter is crucial for pesticide degradation and has become an essential strategy to remove nicosulfuron residues from the environment. Most previous studies have focused on the screening, degradation characteristics, and degradation pathways of biodegrader microorganisms. The isolated nicosulfuron-degrading strains include Bacillus, Pseudomonas, Klebsiella, Alcaligenes, Rhodopseudomonas, Ochrobactrum, Micrococcus, Serratia, Penicillium, Aspergillus, among others, all of which have good degradation efficiency. Two main intermediates, 2-amino-4,6-dimethoxypyrimidine (ADMP) and 2-aminosulfonyl-N,N-dimethylnicotinamide (ASDM), are produced during microbial degradation and are derived from the C-N, C-S, and S-N bond breaks on the sulfonylurea bridge, covering almost every bacterial degradation pathway. In addition, enzymes related to the degradation of nicosulfuron have been identified successively, including the manganese ABC transporter (hydrolase), Flavin-containing monooxygenase (oxidase), and E3 (esterase). Further in-depth studies based on molecular biology and genetics are needed to elaborate on their role in the evolution of novel catabolic pathways and the microbial degradation of nicosulfuron. To date, few reviews have focused on the microbial degradation and degradation mechanisms of nicosulfuron. This review summarizes recent advances in nicosulfuron degradation and comprehensively discusses the potential of nicosulfuron-degrading microorganisms for bioremediating contaminated environments, providing a reference for further research development on nicosulfuron biodegradation in the future.
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- Jianfeng Zhong
- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Microbial Signals and Disease Control, Integrative Microbiology Research Centre, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China; Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, College of Plant Protection, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Microbial Signals and Disease Control, Integrative Microbiology Research Centre, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China; Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, College of Plant Protection, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Microbial Signals and Disease Control, Integrative Microbiology Research Centre, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China; Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, College of Plant Protection, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Microbial Signals and Disease Control, Integrative Microbiology Research Centre, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China; Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, College of Plant Protection, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Microbial Signals and Disease Control, Integrative Microbiology Research Centre, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China; Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, College of Plant Protection, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- Environmental Technologies Division, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow, 226001, India
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- Department of Agricultural & Biological Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, 47906, USA.
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Microbial Signals and Disease Control, Integrative Microbiology Research Centre, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China; Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, College of Plant Protection, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China.
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Cheng Y, Lonhienne T, Garcia MD, Williams CM, Schenk G, Guddat LW. Crystal Structure of the Commercial Herbicide, Amidosulfuron, in Complex with Arabidopsis thaliana Acetohydroxyacid Synthase. J Agric Food Chem 2023; 71:5117-5126. [PMID: 36943718 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.2c08528] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Amidosulfuron (AS) is from the commercial sulfonylurea herbicide family. It is highly effective against dicot broad-leaf weeds. This herbicide targets acetohydroxyacid synthase (AHAS), the first enzyme in the branched chain amino acid biosynthesis pathway. Here, we have determined the crystal structure of AS in complex with wildtype Arabidopsis thaliana AHAS (AtAHAS) and with the resistance mutant, S653T. In both structures, the cofactor, ThDP, is modified to a peracetate adduct, consistent with time-dependent accumulative inhibition. Compared to other AHAS-inhibiting herbicides of the sulfonylurea family, AS lacks a second aromatic ring. The replacement is an aryl sulfonyl group with a reduced number of interactions with the enzyme and relatively low affinity (Ki = 4.2 μM vs low nM when two heteroaromatic rings are present). This study shows that effective herbicides can have a relatively high Ki for plant AHAS but can still be a potent herbicide provided accumulative inhibition also occurs.
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- Yan Cheng
- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane 4072, Australia
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane 4072, Australia
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane 4072, Australia
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane 4072, Australia
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane 4072, Australia
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane 4072, Australia
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Wu L, Hua XW, Li YH, Wang ZW, Zhou S, Li ZM. Alkaline Soil Degradation and Crop Safety of 5-Substituted Chlorsulfuron Derivatives. Molecules 2022; 27:molecules27103318. [PMID: 35630795 PMCID: PMC9145588 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27103318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2022] [Revised: 05/07/2022] [Accepted: 05/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Sulfonylurea herbicides can lead to serious weed resistance due to their long degradation times and large-scale applications. This is especially true for chlorsulfuron, a widely used acetolactate synthase inhibitor used around the world. Its persistence in soil often affects the growth of crop seedlings in the following crop rotation, and leads to serious environmental pollution all over the world. Our research goal is to obtain chlorsulfuron-derived herbicides with high herbicidal activities, fast degradation times, as well as good crop safety. On account of the slow natural degradation of chlorsulfuron in alkaline soil, based on the previously reported results in acidic soil, the degradation behaviours of 5-substituted chlorsulfuron analogues (L101–L107) were investigated in a soil with pH 8.39. The experimental data indicated that 5-substituted chlorsulfuron compounds could accelerate degradation rates in alkaline soil, and thus, highlighted the potential for rational controllable degradation in soil. The degradation rates of these chlorsulfuron derivatives were accelerated by 1.84–77.22-fold, compared to chlorsulfuron, and exhibited excellent crop safety in wheat and corn (through pre-emergence treatment). In combination with bioassay activities, acidic and alkaline soil degradation, and crop safety, it was concluded that compounds L104 and L107, with ethyl or methyl groups, are potential green sulfonylurea herbicides for pre-emergence treatment on wheat and corn. This paper provides a reference for the further design of new sulfonylurea herbicides with high herbicidal activity, fast, controllable degradation rates, and high crop safety.
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- Lei Wu
- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China; (L.W.); (Y.-H.L.); (Z.-W.W.)
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- College of Agriculture, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252059, China;
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China; (L.W.); (Y.-H.L.); (Z.-W.W.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China; (L.W.); (Y.-H.L.); (Z.-W.W.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China; (L.W.); (Y.-H.L.); (Z.-W.W.)
- Correspondence: (S.Z.); (Z.-M.L.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China; (L.W.); (Y.-H.L.); (Z.-W.W.)
- Correspondence: (S.Z.); (Z.-M.L.)
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Wu L, Gu YC, Li YH, Zhou S, Wang ZW, Li ZM. Synthesis, Herbicidal Activity, Crop Safety and Soil Degradation of Pyrimidine- and Triazine-Substituted Chlorsulfuron Derivatives. Molecules 2022; 27:2362. [PMID: 35408768 PMCID: PMC9000356 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27072362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2022] [Revised: 04/01/2022] [Accepted: 04/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Chlrosulfuron, a classical sulfonylurea herbicide that exhibits good safety for wheat but causes a certain degree of damage to subsequent corn in a wheat-corn rotation mode, has been suspended field application in China since 2014. Our previous study found that diethylamino-substituted chlorsulfuron derivatives accelerated the degradation rate in soil. In order to obtain sulfonylurea herbicides with good crop safety for both wheat and corn, while maintaining high herbicidal activities, a series of pyrimidine- and triazine-based diethylamino-substituted chlorsulfuron derivatives (W102-W111) were systematically evaluated. The structures of the synthesized compounds were confirmed with 1H NMR, 13C NMR, and HRMS. The preliminary biological assay results indicate that the 4,6-disubstituted pyrimidine and triazine derivatives could maintain high herbicidal activity. It was found that the synthesized compounds could accelerate degradation rates, both in acidic and alkaline soil. Especially, in alkaline soil, the degradation rate of the target compounds accelerated more than 22-fold compared to chlorsulfuron. Moreover, most chlorsulfuron analogs exhibited good crop safety for both wheat and corn at high dosages. This study provided a reference for the further design of new sulfonylurea herbicides with high herbicidal activity, fast degradation rates, and high crop safety.
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- Lei Wu
- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China; (L.W.); (Y.-H.L.); (S.Z.)
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- Syngenta Jealott’s Hill International Research Centre, Bracknell RG42 6EY, Berkshire, UK;
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China; (L.W.); (Y.-H.L.); (S.Z.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China; (L.W.); (Y.-H.L.); (S.Z.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China; (L.W.); (Y.-H.L.); (S.Z.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China; (L.W.); (Y.-H.L.); (S.Z.)
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Stachowiak W, Szumski R, Homa J, Woźniak-Karczewska M, Parus A, Strzemiecka B, Chrzanowski Ł, Niemczak M. Transformation of Iodosulfuron-Methyl into Ionic Liquids Enables Elimination of Additional Surfactants in Commercial Formulations of Sulfonylureas. Molecules 2021; 26:4396. [PMID: 34361550 PMCID: PMC8348827 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26154396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2021] [Revised: 07/17/2021] [Accepted: 07/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Efficient use of herbicides for plant protection requires the application of auxiliary substances such as surfactants, stabilizers, wetting or anti-foaming agents, and absorption enhancers, which can be more problematic for environment than the herbicides themselves. We hypothesized that the combination of sulfonylurea (iodosulfuron-methyl) anion with inexpensive, commercially available quaternary tetraalkylammonium cations could lead to biologically active ionic liquids (ILs) that could become a convenient and environment-friendly alternative to adjuvants. A simple one-step synthesis allowed for synthesizing iodosulfuron-methyl based ILs with high yields ranging from 88 to 96% as confirmed by UV, FTIR, and NMR. The obtained ILs were found to possess several favorable properties compared to the currently used sodium salt iodosulfuron-methyl, such as adjustable hydrophobicity (octanol-water partition coefficient) and enhanced stability in aqueous solutions, which was supported by molecular calculations showing cation-anion interaction energies. In addition, soil mobility and volatility of ILs were more beneficial compared to the parental herbicide. Herbicidal activity tests toward oil-seed rape and cornflower revealed that ILs comprising at least one alkyl chain in the decyl to octadecyl range had similar or better efficacy compared to the commercial preparation without addition of any adjuvant. Furthermore, results of antimicrobial activity indicated that they were practically harmless or slightly toxic toward model soil microorganisms such as Pseudomonas putida and Bacillus cereus.
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- Department of Chemical Technology, Poznan University of Technology, 60-965 Poznan, Poland; (W.S.); (R.S.); (J.H.); (M.W.-K.); (A.P.); (B.S.); (M.N.)
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Yu TT, Kuppusamy R, Yasir M, Hassan MM, Sara M, Ho J, Willcox MDP, Black DS, Kumar N. Polyphenylglyoxamide-Based Amphiphilic Small Molecular Peptidomimetics as Antibacterial Agents with Anti-Biofilm Activity. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:7344. [PMID: 34298964 PMCID: PMC8303886 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22147344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2021] [Revised: 07/01/2021] [Accepted: 07/04/2021] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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The rapid emergence of drug-resistant bacteria is a major global health concern. Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) and peptidomimetics have arisen as a new class of antibacterial agents in recent years in an attempt to overcome antibiotic resistance. A library of phenylglyoxamide-based small molecular peptidomimetics was synthesised by incorporating an N-alkylsulfonyl hydrophobic group with varying alkyl chain lengths and a hydrophilic cationic group into a glyoxamide core appended to phenyl ring systems. The quaternary ammonium iodide salts 16d and 17c showed excellent minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of 4 and 8 μM (2.9 and 5.6 μg/mL) against Staphylococcus aureus, respectively, while the guanidinium hydrochloride salt 34a showed an MIC of 16 μM (8.5 μg/mL) against Escherichia coli. Additionally, the quaternary ammonium iodide salt 17c inhibited 70% S. aureus biofilm formation at 16 μM. It also disrupted 44% of pre-established S. aureus biofilms at 32 μM and 28% of pre-established E. coli biofilms 64 μM, respectively. A cytoplasmic membrane permeability study indicated that the synthesised peptidomimetics acted via disruption and depolarisation of membranes. Moreover, the quaternary ammonium iodide salts 16d and 17c were non-toxic against human cells at their therapeutic dosages against S. aureus.
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- Tsz Tin Yu
- School of Chemistry, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia; (T.T.Y.); (R.K.); (M.M.H.); (J.H.)
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- School of Chemistry, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia; (T.T.Y.); (R.K.); (M.M.H.); (J.H.)
- School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia; (M.Y.); (M.S.); (M.D.P.W.)
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- School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia; (M.Y.); (M.S.); (M.D.P.W.)
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- School of Chemistry, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia; (T.T.Y.); (R.K.); (M.M.H.); (J.H.)
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- School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia; (M.Y.); (M.S.); (M.D.P.W.)
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- School of Chemistry, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia; (T.T.Y.); (R.K.); (M.M.H.); (J.H.)
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- School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia; (M.Y.); (M.S.); (M.D.P.W.)
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- School of Chemistry, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia; (T.T.Y.); (R.K.); (M.M.H.); (J.H.)
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- School of Chemistry, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia; (T.T.Y.); (R.K.); (M.M.H.); (J.H.)
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Rodriguez EL, Tao P, Woolfork AG, Li Z, Matsuda R, Sun Z, Hage DS. Studies of binding by sulfonylureas with glyoxal- and methylglyoxal-modified albumin by immunoextraction using affinity microcolumns. J Chromatogr A 2021; 1638:461683. [PMID: 33223150 PMCID: PMC7870548 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2020.461683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2020] [Revised: 10/28/2020] [Accepted: 10/30/2020] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Diabetes is characterized by elevated levels of blood glucose, which can result in the modification of serum proteins. The modification of a protein by glucose, or glycation, can also lead to the formation of advanced glycated end-products (AGEs). One protein that can be modified through glycation and AGE formation is human serum albumin (HSA). In this study, immunoextraction based on polyclonal anti-HSA antibodies was used with high-performance affinity microcolumns to see how AGE-related modifications produced by glyoxal (Go) and methylglyoxal (MGo) affected the binding of HSA to several first- and second-generation sulfonylureas, a class of drugs used to treat type II diabetes and known to bind to HSA. With this approach, it was possible to use a single platform to examine drug interactions with several preparations of HSA. Each applied protein sample could be used over 20-50 experiments, and global affinity constants for most of the examined drugs could be obtained in less than 7.5 min. The binding constants measured for these drugs with normal HSA gave good agreement with global affinities based on the literature. Both Go- and MGo-related modifications at clinically relevant levels were found by this method to create significant changes in the binding by some sulfonylureas with HSA. The global affinities for many of the drugs increased by 1.4-fold or more; gliclazide and tolazamide had no significant change with some preparations of modified HSA, and a small-to-moderate decrease in binding strength was noted for glibenclamide and gliclazide with Go-modified HSA. This approach can be adapted for the study of other drug-protein interactions and alternative modified proteins by altering the antibodies that are employed for immunoextraction and within the affinity microcolumn.
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- Elliott L Rodriguez
- Department of Chemistry, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE, 68588-0304, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE, 68588-0304, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE, 68588-0304, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE, 68588-0304, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE, 68588-0304, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE, 68588-0304, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE, 68588-0304, USA.
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Kang T, Gao S, Zhao LX, Zhai Y, Ye F, Fu Y. Design, Synthesis, and SAR of Novel 1,3-Disubstituted Imidazolidine or Hexahydropyrimidine Derivatives as Herbicide Safeners. J Agric Food Chem 2021; 69:45-54. [PMID: 33372787 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.0c04436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Herbicide safeners enhance herbicide detoxification in crops without reducing their herbicidal efficacy against target weeds. To alleviate maize injury caused by the sulfonylurea herbicide nicosulfuron, a series of 1,3-disubstituted imidazolidine or hexahydropyrimidine derivatives were rationally designed via bioisosterism and active subunit combinations. Thirty novel compounds were synthesized using an efficient one-pot method and low-cost raw materials and characterized by IR, 1H NMR, 13C NMR, and high-resolution mass spectrometer (HRMS). Bioactivity and structure-activity relationship (SAR) were evaluated for herbicide safeners tested against nicosulfuron injury. Most of the compounds effectively protected sensitive maize against nicosulfuron damage. The parent skeletons and substituents of the target compounds both substantially influenced their safener activity. Compound I-3 exhibited superior bioactivity compared to the safener isoxadifen-ethyl. Molecular docking simulations disclosed that compound I-3 competed with nicosulfuron for the acetolactate synthase active site and demonstrated that this is the protective mechanism of safeners. The target compound I-3 presented with strong herbicide safener activity in maize and is, therefore, a potential candidate for the development of a novel herbicide safener.
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- Tao Kang
- Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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Ying Y, Cao Z, Li H, He J, Zheng L, Jin M, Wang J. An optimized LC-MS/MS workflow for evaluating storage stability of fluroxypyr and halosulfuron-methyl in maize samples. J Environ Sci Health B 2020; 56:64-72. [PMID: 33236684 DOI: 10.1080/03601234.2020.1838826] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Pesticide registration ensures the safety of agricultural products; however, the backlog of field samples often requires lengthy storage periods. Thus, the stability of pesticide residues in stored samples is required information for pesticide registration. We monitored the degradation rates of fluroxypyr and halosulfuron-methyl in maize straw, mature maize grain, and fresh corn matrices to evaluate their storage stability. Analytes were extracted and cleaned up with a modified Quick, Easy, Cheap, Effective, Rugged, and Safe (QuEChERS) method and then detected with liquid chromatography tandem-mass spectrometry. We optimized the workflow by testing different clean-up sorbents, LC columns, and chromatographic methods. The linearity correlation coefficients of fluroxypyr and halosulfuron-methyl in the three matrices were ≥0.994. At three fortification levels, the mean recoveries of fluroxypyr and halosulfuron-methyl were 84.2-114.8% and 83.8-105.5% with relative standard deviations of 2.4-9.4% and 2.7-10.2%, respectively. Degradation of the two herbicides in the three matrices was less than 30% over the 70-day storage period, indicating fluroxypyr and halosulfuron-methyl are stable in the tested maize matrices when stored at -20 °C for at least 70 days. This study provides a reference method for pesticide residue analysis and can be used as a guide to develop accurate and reasonable pesticide registration procedures.
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- Ying Ying
- Institute of Quality Standards & Testing Technology for Agro-Products, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
- Key Laboratory of Agro-product Quality and Safety, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Quality Standards & Testing Technology for Agro-Products, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
- Key Laboratory of Agro-product Quality and Safety, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Quality Standards & Testing Technology for Agro-Products, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
- Key Laboratory of Agro-product Quality and Safety, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Quality Standards & Testing Technology for Agro-Products, Guangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanning, China
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- Institute of Quality Standards & Testing Technology for Agro-Products, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
- Key Laboratory of Agro-product Quality and Safety, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Quality Standards & Testing Technology for Agro-Products, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
- Key Laboratory of Agro-product Quality and Safety, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Quality Standards & Testing Technology for Agro-Products, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
- Key Laboratory of Agro-product Quality and Safety, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing, China
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Yu TT, Kuppusamy R, Yasir M, Hassan MM, Alghalayini A, Gadde S, Deplazes E, Cranfield C, Willcox MD, Black DS, Kumar N. Design, Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Biphenylglyoxamide-Based Small Molecular Antimicrobial Peptide Mimics as Antibacterial Agents. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:E6789. [PMID: 32947921 PMCID: PMC7555970 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21186789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2020] [Revised: 09/14/2020] [Accepted: 09/14/2020] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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There has been an increasing interest in the development of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) and their synthetic mimics as a novel class of antibiotics to overcome the rapid emergence of antibiotic resistance. Recently, phenylglyoxamide-based small molecular AMP mimics have been identified as potential leads to treat bacterial infections. In this study, a new series of biphenylglyoxamide-based small molecular AMP mimics were synthesised from the ring-opening reaction of N-sulfonylisatin bearing a biphenyl backbone with a diamine, followed by the conversion into tertiary ammonium chloride, quaternary ammonium iodide and guanidinium hydrochloride salts. Structure-activity relationship studies of the analogues identified the octanesulfonyl group as being essential for both Gram-positive and Gram-negative antibacterial activity, while the biphenyl backbone was important for Gram-negative antibacterial activity. The most potent analogue was identified to be chloro-substituted quaternary ammonium iodide salt 15c, which possesses antibacterial activity against both Gram-positive (MIC against Staphylococcus aureus = 8 μM) and Gram-negative bacteria (MIC against Escherichia coli = 16 μM, Pseudomonas aeruginosa = 63 μM) and disrupted 35% of pre-established S. aureus biofilms at 32 μM. Cytoplasmic membrane permeability and tethered bilayer lipid membranes (tBLMs) studies suggested that 15c acts as a bacterial membrane disruptor. In addition, in vitro toxicity studies showed that the potent compounds are non-toxic against human cells at therapeutic dosages.
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- Tsz Tin Yu
- School of Chemistry, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia; (T.T.Y.); (R.K.); (M.M.H.); (S.G.)
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- School of Chemistry, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia; (T.T.Y.); (R.K.); (M.M.H.); (S.G.)
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- School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia; (M.Y.); (M.D.P.W.)
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- School of Chemistry, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia; (T.T.Y.); (R.K.); (M.M.H.); (S.G.)
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Technology Sydney, PO Box 123, Ultimo 2007, Australia; (A.A.); (E.D.); (C.C.)
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- School of Chemistry, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia; (T.T.Y.); (R.K.); (M.M.H.); (S.G.)
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Technology Sydney, PO Box 123, Ultimo 2007, Australia; (A.A.); (E.D.); (C.C.)
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Technology Sydney, PO Box 123, Ultimo 2007, Australia; (A.A.); (E.D.); (C.C.)
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- School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia; (M.Y.); (M.D.P.W.)
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- School of Chemistry, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia; (T.T.Y.); (R.K.); (M.M.H.); (S.G.)
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- School of Chemistry, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia; (T.T.Y.); (R.K.); (M.M.H.); (S.G.)
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Singh A, Zhao K, Bell C, Shah AJ. Effect of berberine on in vitro metabolism of sulfonylureas: A herb-drug interactions study. Rapid Commun Mass Spectrom 2020; 34 Suppl 4:e8651. [PMID: 31721320 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.8651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2019] [Revised: 10/25/2019] [Accepted: 11/04/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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UNLABELLED Patients with type 2 diabetes may co-ingest herbal and prescription medicines to control their blood sugar levels. Competitive binding of drug and herb may mutually affect their metabolism. This can alter the level of drug and its kinetics in the body, potentially causing toxicities or loss of efficacy. Understanding how the metabolism of sulfonylureas like glyburide and gliclazide can be affected by the presence of berberine and vice versa can provide valuable information on the possible risk of toxicities caused by co-ingestion of drugs. METHODS Berberine and sulfonylureas (glyburide and gliclazide) were co-incubated with rat liver microsomes in the presence of a NADPH-regenerating system. The metabolites of berberine and sulfonylureas were analysed using liquid chromatography with high-resolution mass spectrometry in the positive ion mode. The role of individual isozymes in the metabolism of berberine, glyburide and gliclazide was investigated by using specific inhibitors. RESULTS In vitro metabolism of berberine led to the formation of demethyleneberberine (B1a) and its isomer B1b through demethylenation. Berberrubine (B2a) and its isomer B2b were formed through demethylation. The isozymes CYP3A and CYP2D were found to be involved in the metabolism of berberine. In vitro metabolism of glyburide and gliclazide led to the formation of hydroxylated metabolites. The isozymes CYP3A and CYP2C were found to be involved in the metabolism of glyburide. Gliclazide was metabolised by CYP2C. In vitro co-incubation of glyburide or gliclazide with berberine showed that each drug's metabolism was compromised as they share a common isozyme. A strong negative linear correlation of glyburide or gliclazide metabolite levels and the concentration of berberine confirmed the effect of berberine on the metabolism of sulfonylureas. CONCLUSIONS The metabolism of sulfonylureas and berberine was affected when these compounds were co-incubated with each other. This may be attributable to competitive binding of the herb and drug to the catalytic sites of the same isozymes.
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- Amrinder Singh
- Department of Natural Sciences, Middlesex University, The Burroughs, London, NW4 4BT, UK
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- Department of Natural Sciences, Middlesex University, The Burroughs, London, NW4 4BT, UK
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- Department of Natural Sciences, Middlesex University, The Burroughs, London, NW4 4BT, UK
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- Department of Natural Sciences, Middlesex University, The Burroughs, London, NW4 4BT, UK
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He J, Lu Y, Zhao T, Li Y. Preparation of polydopamine-coated, graphene oxide/Fe 3 O 4 - imprinted nanoparticles for selective removal of sulfonylurea herbicides in cereals. J Sci Food Agric 2020; 100:3822-3831. [PMID: 32277468 DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.10419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2019] [Revised: 03/29/2020] [Accepted: 04/10/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND Sulfonylureas are potentially toxic broad-spectrum herbicides. They pose a persistent threat to food safety and the environment. It is therefore important to develop a rapid and efficient pretreatment and detection method to prevent their harmful effects on human health. RESULTS In the present work, a novel and highly selective absorbent for chlorosulfuron (CS) detection was prepared by the simple self-polymerization of dopamine on the surface of magnetic graphene oxide using a CS template. The resultant imprinted nanoparticles (MGO@PDA-MIPs) were characterized by transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, vibrating-sample magnetometry, thermogravimetric analysis, and nitrogen adsorption-desorption. The adsorption experiments demonstrated that the MGO@PDA-MIPs have excellent selectivity with regard to CS, with a high imprinting factor of 3.41 compared with a non-imprinted polymer. The nanoparticles rapidly achieve adsorption equilibrium and efficient desorption because there are numerous binding sites on the thin polydopamine imprinting layer. Under optimized conditions, the MGO@PDA-MIPs can be used to detect sulfonylurea residues in cereal samples by magnetic solid phase extraction coupled with high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). The nanoparticles have a satisfactory recovery rate (80.65-101.01%) with a relative standard deviation (RSD) of less than 7.15%, and a limit of detection with regard to CS of 1.61 μg kg-1 (S/N = 3). They can also be re-used at least seven times. CONCLUSION The MGO@PDA-MIPs have outstanding recognition performance, and can be prepared by a facile, single-step, and environmentally friendly process. They therefore have excellent potential for the recognition and separation of trace sulfonylurea herbicides in complex matrices. © 2020 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Jinxing He
- School of Food Science and Engineering, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences, Jinan, China
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences, Jinan, China
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences, Jinan, China
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences, Jinan, China
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Juárez-Saldivar A, Schroeder M, Salentin S, Haupt VJ, Saavedra E, Vázquez C, Reyes-Espinosa F, Herrera-Mayorga V, Villalobos-Rocha JC, García-Pérez CA, Campillo NE, Rivera G. Computational Drug Repositioning for Chagas Disease Using Protein-Ligand Interaction Profiling. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21124270. [PMID: 32560043 PMCID: PMC7348847 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21124270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2020] [Revised: 06/11/2020] [Accepted: 06/13/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Chagas disease, caused by Trypanosoma cruzi (T. cruzi), affects nearly eight million people worldwide. There are currently only limited treatment options, which cause several side effects and have drug resistance. Thus, there is a great need for a novel, improved Chagas treatment. Bifunctional enzyme dihydrofolate reductase-thymidylate synthase (DHFR-TS) has emerged as a promising pharmacological target. Moreover, some human dihydrofolate reductase (HsDHFR) inhibitors such as trimetrexate also inhibit T. cruzi DHFR-TS (TcDHFR-TS). These compounds serve as a starting point and a reference in a screening campaign to search for new TcDHFR-TS inhibitors. In this paper, a novel virtual screening approach was developed that combines classical docking with protein-ligand interaction profiling to identify drug repositioning opportunities against T. cruzi infection. In this approach, some food and drug administration (FDA)-approved drugs that were predicted to bind with high affinity to TcDHFR-TS and whose predicted molecular interactions are conserved among known inhibitors were selected. Overall, ten putative TcDHFR-TS inhibitors were identified. These exhibited a similar interaction profile and a higher computed binding affinity, compared to trimetrexate. Nilotinib, glipizide, glyburide and gliquidone were tested on T. cruzi epimastigotes and showed growth inhibitory activity in the micromolar range. Therefore, these compounds could lead to the development of new treatment options for Chagas disease.
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- Alfredo Juárez-Saldivar
- Laboratorio de Biotecnología Farmacéutica, Centro de Biotecnología Genómica, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Reynosa 88710, Mexico; (A.J.-S.); (F.R.-E.); (V.H.-M.); (J.C.V.-R.)
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- Biotechnology Center (BIOTEC), Technische Universität Dresden, 01307 Dresden, Germany; (M.S.); (S.S.); (V.J.H.)
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- Biotechnology Center (BIOTEC), Technische Universität Dresden, 01307 Dresden, Germany; (M.S.); (S.S.); (V.J.H.)
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- Biotechnology Center (BIOTEC), Technische Universität Dresden, 01307 Dresden, Germany; (M.S.); (S.S.); (V.J.H.)
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Ciudad de Mexico 14080, Mexico; (E.S.); (C.V.)
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Ciudad de Mexico 14080, Mexico; (E.S.); (C.V.)
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- Laboratorio de Biotecnología Farmacéutica, Centro de Biotecnología Genómica, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Reynosa 88710, Mexico; (A.J.-S.); (F.R.-E.); (V.H.-M.); (J.C.V.-R.)
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- Laboratorio de Biotecnología Farmacéutica, Centro de Biotecnología Genómica, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Reynosa 88710, Mexico; (A.J.-S.); (F.R.-E.); (V.H.-M.); (J.C.V.-R.)
- Departamento de Ingeniería Bioquímica, Unidad Académica Multidisciplinaria Mante, Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas, Mante 89840, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Biotecnología Farmacéutica, Centro de Biotecnología Genómica, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Reynosa 88710, Mexico; (A.J.-S.); (F.R.-E.); (V.H.-M.); (J.C.V.-R.)
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- Scientific Computing Research Unit, Helmholtz Zentrum München, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany;
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- Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas (CIB-CSIC), Ramiro de Maeztu 9, 28040 Madrid, Spain;
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- Laboratorio de Biotecnología Farmacéutica, Centro de Biotecnología Genómica, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Reynosa 88710, Mexico; (A.J.-S.); (F.R.-E.); (V.H.-M.); (J.C.V.-R.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +52-1-8991-601-356
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Zhou S, Meng FF, Hua XW, Li YH, Liu B, Wang BL, Chen J, Chen AL, Li ZM. Controllable Soil Degradation Rate of 5-Substituted Sulfonylurea Herbicides as Novel AHAS Inhibitors. J Agric Food Chem 2020; 68:3017-3025. [PMID: 32059105 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.9b06679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Chlorsulfuron has been applied in wheat fields as a recognized herbicide worldwide, yet it was officially banned in China since 2014 for its soil persistence problem. On the basis of our previous research that 5-dimethylamino distinctively accelerated degradation rate in soils, a modified amino moiety (Ia-c) and monosubstituted amino group (Id-e) were introduced onto the fifth position of the benzene ring in sulfonylurea structures, as well as heterocyclic amino substituents (If-g) to seek a suitable soil degradation rate during such an in situ crop rotation system. Referring to the biological data and ScAHAS inhibition and ScAHAS docking results, they turned out to be AHAS inhibitors with high potent herbicidal activities. The various influence on soil degradation rate along with crop safety indicated that different substituents on the fifth position have exerted an apparent impact. Their united study of structure-activity-safety-degradation relationship has great potential to provide valuable information for further development of eco-friendly agrochemicals.
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- Shaa Zhou
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Green Pesticide, National Joint Engineering Laboratory of Biopesticide Preparation, Zhejiang A & F University State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Silviculture, School of Forestry and Biotechnology, Zhejiang A & F University, Hangzhou 311300, Zhejiang, China
- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- College of Agriculture, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Green Pesticide, National Joint Engineering Laboratory of Biopesticide Preparation, Zhejiang A & F University State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Silviculture, School of Forestry and Biotechnology, Zhejiang A & F University, Hangzhou 311300, Zhejiang, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Green Pesticide, National Joint Engineering Laboratory of Biopesticide Preparation, Zhejiang A & F University State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Silviculture, School of Forestry and Biotechnology, Zhejiang A & F University, Hangzhou 311300, Zhejiang, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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Kumari U, Singh SB, Singh N. Sorption and leaching of flucetosulfuron in soil. J Environ Sci Health B 2020; 55:550-557. [PMID: 32122244 DOI: 10.1080/03601234.2020.1733363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The adsorption-desorption and leaching of flucetosulfuron, a sulfonylurea herbicide, was investigated in three Indian soils. Freundlich adsorption isotherm described the sorption mechanism of herbicide with adsorption coefficients (Kf) ranging from 17.13 to 27.99 and followed the order: Clayey loam > Loam > Sandy loam. The Kf showed positive correlation with organic carbon (OC) (r = 0.910) and clay content (r = 0.746); but, negative correlation with soil pH (r = -0.635). The adsorption isotherms were S-type suggesting that herbicide adsorption was concentration dependent and increased with increase in concentration. Desorption followed the sequence: sandy loam > clayey loam > loam . Hysteresis (H) was observed in all the three soils with H < 1. Leaching of flucetosulfuron correlated positively with the soil pH; but, negatively with the OC content. Sandy loam soil (OC- 0.40%, pH -7.25) registered lowest adsorption and highest leaching of flucetosulfuron while lowest leaching was found in the loam soil (pH - 7.89, OC - 0.65%). The leaching losses of herbicide increased with increase in the rainfall intensity. This study suggested that the soil OC content, pH and clay content played important roles in deciding the adsorption-desorption and leaching behavior of flucetosulfuron in soils.
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- Usha Kumari
- Division of Agricultural Chemicals, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Division of Agricultural Chemicals, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Division of Agricultural Chemicals, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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Zhou D, Xu Y, Wang Y, Li J, Gui C, Zhang H. Interaction of Organic Anion Transporter 3-Mediated Uptake of Steviol Acyl Glucuronide, a Major Metabolite of Rebaudioside A, with Selected Drugs. J Agric Food Chem 2020; 68:1579-1587. [PMID: 31760750 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.9b05808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Organic anion transporter 3 (OAT3) plays a critical role in the renal excretion of many xenobiotics. Because steviol acyl glucuronide (SVAG), an OAT3 substrate, is the major circulating metabolite after oral ingestion of steviol glycosides and is excreted into the urine, inhibition of OAT3 activity may alter pharmacokinetic profiles of SVAG. The present study showed that drugs such as probenecid and glimepiride displayed potent inhibition toward the OAT3-mediated SVAG transport, with IC50 values of 4.9 and 0.8 μM, respectively. No species differences were observed. Probenecid and glimepiride could significantly elevate plasma concentrations of SVAG after oral administration of rebaudioside A, with significant increases in plasma maximum (Cmax) and area under the plasma time-concentration curve values. The inhibitory effect on the OAT3-mediated SVAG transport exemplified a unique case between drugs and the metabolite of a food additive. Our data suggest that caution should be exercised when giving steviol glycoside products to human subjects with compromised renal function.
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- Dandan Zhou
- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences , Soochow University , Suzhou 215006 , China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences , Soochow University , Suzhou 215006 , China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences , Soochow University , Suzhou 215006 , China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences , Soochow University , Suzhou 215006 , China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences , Soochow University , Suzhou 215006 , China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences , Soochow University , Suzhou 215006 , China
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Wang P, Liu X, Yu B, Wu X, Xu J, Dong F, Zheng Y. Characterization of peanut-shell biochar and the mechanisms underlying its sorption for atrazine and nicosulfuron in aqueous solution. Sci Total Environ 2020; 702:134767. [PMID: 31726335 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.134767] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2019] [Revised: 09/27/2019] [Accepted: 09/29/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The aim of the present study was to investigate the sorption of atrazine and nicosulfuron onto several experimentally produced biochars, as well as to understand the influence of biochar structure on sorption mechanisms. Nine biochars were generated by pyrolyzing peanut shell at 300, 450, or 600 °C and exposing samples to each of the several deashing treatments: none, water or HCl. The sorption of atrazine and nicosulfuron by the nine biochars were evaluated. Biochars were characterized via elemental analyzer, BET-N2 surface area, FTIR and XPS. Three kinetic models were used to fit the sorption kinetics data and both the Freundlich and dual-mode models described the sorption isotherms well. All the biochar samples exhibited high sorption affinity for both atrazine and nicosulfuron. The sorption mechanisms of the biochar included hydrophobic partition, π-π electron donor-acceptor interactions, H-bonding, and pore-filling mechanism, and these mechanisms were dependent on both the degree of biochar carbonization and the concentration of atrazine or nicosulfuron. Ash could bind to atrazine and nicosulfuron by specific interactions but played a negative role in the sorption, especially on high pyrolyzing temperature biochars. These results will facilitate the production of efficient and cheap adsorbents for reducing the risk of atrazine and nicosulfuron.
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- Pingping Wang
- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Disease and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Disease and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China.
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Disease and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Disease and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Disease and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Disease and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Disease and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
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Li M, Song J, Ma Q, Kong D, Zhou Y, Jiang X, Parales R, Ruan Z, Zhang Q. Insight into the Characteristics and New Mechanism of Nicosulfuron Biodegradation by a Pseudomonas sp. LAM1902. J Agric Food Chem 2020; 68:826-837. [PMID: 31895558 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.9b06897] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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A total of five strains of nicosulfuron-degrading bacteria were isolated from a continuously cultivated microbial consortium using culturomics. Among them, a novel Pseudomonas strain, LAM1902, with the highest degradation efficiency was investigated in detail. The characteristics of nicosulfuron-degradation by LAM1902 were investigated and optimized by response surface analysis. Furthermore, non-targeted metabolomic analysis of extracellular and intracellular biodegradation of nicosulfuron by LAM1902 was carried out by liquid chromatography/mass spectroscopy (LC-MS) and gas chromatography-time-of-flight/mass spectroscopy (GC-TOF/MS). It was found that nicosulfuron was degraded by LAM1902 mainly via breaking the sulfonylurea bridge, and this degradation might be attributed to oxalate accumulation. The results of GC-TOF/MS also showed that the intracellular degradation of nicosulfuron did not occur. However, nicosulfuron exerted a significant influence on the metabolism of inositol phosphate, pyrimidine, arginine/proline, glyoxylate, and dicarboxylate metabolism and streptomycin biosynthesis. The changes of myo-inositol, trehalose, and 3-aminoisobutanoic acid were proposed as a mechanism of self-protection against nicosulfuron stress.
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- Miaomiao Li
- College of Bioscience and Engineering , Jiangxi Agricultural University , Nanchang 330045 , PR China
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- Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences , Beijing 100141 , China
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- Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning , Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences , Beijing 100081 , China
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- Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning , Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences , Beijing 100081 , China
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- Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning , Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences , Beijing 100081 , China
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- Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning , Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences , Beijing 100081 , China
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, College of Biological Sciences , University of California, Davis , Davis 95616 , California , United States
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- Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning , Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences , Beijing 100081 , China
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- College of Bioscience and Engineering , Jiangxi Agricultural University , Nanchang 330045 , PR China
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Silva TS, de Freitas Souza M, Maria da Silva Teófilo T, Silva Dos Santos M, Formiga Porto MA, Martins Souza CM, Barbosa Dos Santos J, Silva DV. Use of neural networks to estimate the sorption and desorption coefficients of herbicides: A case study of diuron, hexazinone, and sulfometuron-methyl in Brazil. Chemosphere 2019; 236:124333. [PMID: 31319303 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.07.064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2019] [Revised: 07/06/2019] [Accepted: 07/08/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The use of herbicides in Brazil has been carried out based on the manufacturer's recommendation, often disregarding the high variability of soil attributes. The use of statistical methods to predict the herbicide retention processes in the soil can contribute to the improvement of weed control efficiency associated with the lower risk of environmental contamination. This research evaluated the use of Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) to predict soil sorption and desorption, as well as the environmental contamination potential of diuron, hexazinone and sulfometuron-methyl herbicides in Brazilian soils. The sorption and desorption coefficients of the three herbicides were determined in laboratory tests for 15 soils from different Brazilian states. To predict the sorption and desorption of diuron, hexazinone and sulfometuron-methyl were used a multilayer perceptron ANNs (MLP). The inputs were the characteristics of the herbicides and the physical and chemical attributes of the soils, and the outputs of were the sorption and desorption coefficients (Kfs and Kfd). The risk of leaching of diuron, hexazinone, and sulfometuron-methyl herbicides were evaluated considering the sorption values observed and those estimated by the models. The Artificial Neural Network (ANN) models were efficient for the prediction of sorption and desorption of diuron, hexazinone, and sulfometuron-methyl herbicides. The physicochemical properties of the herbicides were more important for the modeling of multilayer perceptron ANNs than the soil attributes. The herbicides diuron, hexazinone, and sulfometuron-methyl have a high potential risk for contamination of groundwater in different Brazilian states.
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- Tatiane Severo Silva
- Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido, Centro de Ciências Vegetais, Departamento de Ciências Agronômicas e Florestais, Av. Francisco Mota, 572, CEP 59625-900, Mossoró, RN, Brazil.
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- Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido, Centro de Ciências Vegetais, Departamento de Ciências Agronômicas e Florestais, Av. Francisco Mota, 572, CEP 59625-900, Mossoró, RN, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido, Centro de Ciências Vegetais, Departamento de Ciências Agronômicas e Florestais, Av. Francisco Mota, 572, CEP 59625-900, Mossoró, RN, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido, Centro de Ciências Vegetais, Departamento de Ciências Agronômicas e Florestais, Av. Francisco Mota, 572, CEP 59625-900, Mossoró, RN, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido, Centro de Ciências Vegetais, Departamento de Ciências Agronômicas e Florestais, Av. Francisco Mota, 572, CEP 59625-900, Mossoró, RN, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido, Centro de Ciências Vegetais, Departamento de Ciências Agronômicas e Florestais, Av. Francisco Mota, 572, CEP 59625-900, Mossoró, RN, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido, Centro de Ciências Vegetais, Departamento de Ciências Agronômicas e Florestais, Av. Francisco Mota, 572, CEP 59625-900, Mossoró, RN, Brazil
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Bian X, Jiang L, Gan Z, Guan X, Zhang L, Cai L, Hu X. A Glimepiride-Metformin Multidrug Crystal: Synthesis, Crystal Structure Analysis, and Physicochemical Properties. Molecules 2019; 24:molecules24203786. [PMID: 31640214 PMCID: PMC6832914 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24203786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2019] [Revised: 10/13/2019] [Accepted: 10/18/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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A multidrug crystal based on drug combinations was synthesized by the solvent evaporation method. This multicomponent crystal consisted of antidiabetic drugs Glimepiride (Gli) and Metformin (Met), which was performed by single crystal X-ray structure analysis. The results showed an enhancement of the pharmaceutical properties such as lower hygroscopicity and greater accelerated stability than the parent drug Met, and a higher solubility and dissolution rate than Gli.
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- Xufei Bian
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China.
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- College of Environment and Resources, Chongqing Technology and Business University, Chongqing 400016, China.
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China.
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China.
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China.
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China.
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China.
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Devi R, Duhan A, Punia SS, Yadav DB. Degradation Dynamics of Halosulfuron-methyl in Two Textured Soils. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 2019; 102:246-251. [PMID: 30603767 DOI: 10.1007/s00128-018-2526-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2018] [Accepted: 12/17/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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A laboratory experiment was conducted to study the degradation dynamics of halosulfuron-methyl residues in sandy loam and clay loam soil. The herbicide formulation was applied at 0.034 and 0.068 mg kg- 1 equivalent to field application dose of 67.5 and 135 g a.i. ha- 1 as single and double dose respectively. Soil samples were collected on 0 (1 h), 1, 3, 7, 10, 15, 30 and 45 days after treatments. Extraction was done using modified QuEChERS method. Residues were estimated by UPLC coupled with quadrupole Dalton mass detector. Average recoveries ranged from 85.5% to 94.5% for both soils at different fortification levels of 0.005 to 0.1 mg kg- 1 with limit of detection (LOD) and limit of quantification (LOQ) as 0.001 and 0.005 mg kg- 1, respectively. Dissipation followed first order kinetics with half-life of 8.4 to 10.7 days in both soil at two doses. The residues reached below LOQ of 0.005 mg kg- 1 after 45 days of herbicide application.
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- Ritu Devi
- Department of Chemistry, Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, 125004, India
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- Agrochemicals Residues Testing Laboratory, Department of Agronomy, Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, 125004, India.
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- Agrochemicals Residues Testing Laboratory, Department of Agronomy, Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, 125004, India
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- Agrochemicals Residues Testing Laboratory, Department of Agronomy, Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, 125004, India
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Zhao R, Zhang X, Chen F, Man X, Jiang W. Study on Electrochemical Degradation of Nicosulfuron by IrO₂-Based DSA Electrodes: Performance, Kinetics, and Degradation Mechanism. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2019; 16:E343. [PMID: 30691144 PMCID: PMC6388240 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph16030343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2018] [Revised: 01/21/2019] [Accepted: 01/21/2019] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The widely used sulfonylurea herbicides have caused negative effects on the environment and human beings. Electrochemical degradation has attracted much attention in the treatment of refractory organic compounds due to its advantage of producing no secondary pollution. Three kinds of IrO₂-based dimensionally stable anodes (DSAs) were used to degrade nicosulfuron by a batch electrochemical process. The results showed that a well-distributed crack network was formed on the Ti/Ta₂O₅-IrO₂ electrode and Ti/Ta₂O₅-SnO₂-IrO₂ electrode due to the different coefficients of thermal expansion between the Ti substrate and oxide coatings. The oxygen evolution potential (OEP) increased according to the order of Ti/RuO₂-IrO₂ < Ti/Ta₂O₅-SnO₂-IrO₂ < Ti/Ta₂O₅-IrO₂. Among the three electrodes, the Ti/Ta₂O₅-IrO₂ electrode showed the highest efficiency and was chosen as the experimental electrode. Single factor experiments were carried out to obtain the optimum electrolysis condition, shown as follows: currency intensity 0.8 A; electrode spacing 3 cm, electrolyte pH 3. Under the optimum conditions, the degradation of nicosulfuron followed first-order kinetics and was mainly due to indirect electrochemical oxidation. It was a typical diffusion-controlled electrochemical process. On the basis of the intermediate identified by high performance liquid chromatograph-mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS), two possible degradation routes were proposed.
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- Rui Zhao
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Ji'nan 250353, China.
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Ji'nan 250353, China.
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- Jinan Tianzheng Technology Co., Ltd., Ji'nan 250353, China.
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- Shandong Bluetown Analysis and Testing Co., Ltd, Ji'nan 250353, China.
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Ji'nan 250353, China.
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Liu B, Peng Q, Sheng M, Hu S, Qian M, Fan B, He J. Directed Evolution of Sulfonylurea Esterase and Characterization of a Variant with Improved Activity. J Agric Food Chem 2019; 67:836-843. [PMID: 30585487 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.8b06198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Esterase SulE detoxicates a variety of sulfonylurea herbicides through de-esterification. SulE exhibits high activity against thifensulfuron-methyl but low activity against other sulfonylureas. In this study, two variants, m2311 (P80R) and m0569 (P80R and G176A), with improved activity were screened from a mutation library constructed by error-prone PCR. Variant m2311 showed a higher activity against sulfonylureas in comparison variant m0569 and was further investigated. The kcat/ Km value of variant m2311 for metsulfuron-methyl, sulfometuron-methyl, chlorimuron-ethyl, tribenuron-methyl, and ethametsulfuron-methyl increased by 3.20-, 1.72-, 2.94-, 2.26- and 2.96-fold, respectively, in comparison with the wild type. Molecular modeling suggested that the activity improvement of variant m2311 is due to the substitution of Pro80 by arginine, leading to the formation of new hydrogen bonds between the enzyme and substrate. This study facilitates further elucidation of the structure and function of SulE and provides an improved gene resource for the detoxification of sulfonylurea residues and the genetic engineering of sulfonylurea-resistant crops.
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- Bin Liu
- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environmental Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Life Sciences , Nanjing Agricultural University , Nanjing 210095 , Jiangsu , People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environmental Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Life Sciences , Nanjing Agricultural University , Nanjing 210095 , Jiangsu , People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environmental Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Life Sciences , Nanjing Agricultural University , Nanjing 210095 , Jiangsu , People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environmental Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Life Sciences , Nanjing Agricultural University , Nanjing 210095 , Jiangsu , People's Republic of China
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- Laboratory Centre of Life Science, College of Life Sciences , Nanjing Agricultural University , Nanjing 210095 , Jiangsu , People's Republic of China
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- College of Forest Resources and Environment , Nanjing Forestry University , Nanjing , Jiangsu , People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environmental Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Life Sciences , Nanjing Agricultural University , Nanjing 210095 , Jiangsu , People's Republic of China
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Zhu FP, Duan JL, Yuan XZ, Shi XS, Han ZL, Wang SG. Hydrolysis, adsorption, and biodegradation of bensulfuron methyl under methanogenic conditions. Chemosphere 2018; 199:138-146. [PMID: 29433027 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.01.149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2017] [Revised: 01/23/2018] [Accepted: 01/28/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Bensulfuron methyl (BSM), one of the most widely used herbicides in paddy soils, is frequently detected in natural and artificial aquatic systems. However, BSM transformation under methanogenic conditions has not been given sufficient attention. In this study, BSM elimination and transformation by anaerobic enrichment cultures were investigated. The results showed that BSM can be mineralized to methane through hydrolysis, adsorption, and biodegradation under a methanogenic environment. The adsorption led to protein static quenching in the extracellular polymeric substances (EPSs) of the enrichment cultures. Specifically, BSM mainly reacted with the amine, amide, amino acid, and amino sugar functional groups in proteins. BSM hydrolysis and biodegradation occurred through the breakage of the sulfonylurea bridge and sulfonyl amide linkage. The cleavage of the sulfonylurea bridge occurred in both hydrolysis and biodegradation, while the cleavage of the sulfonyl amide linkage only occurred in hydrolysis. These results elucidated the complex transformation of BSM under methanogenic conditions, which will advance the studies on sulfonylurea herbicide biotransformation and hazard assessment in the environment.
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- Fan-Ping Zhu
- Shandong Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong Province 250100, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Biofuels, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Energy Genetics, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, Shandong Province 266101, PR China
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- Shandong Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong Province 250100, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Biofuels, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Energy Genetics, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, Shandong Province 266101, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Biofuels, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Energy Genetics, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, Shandong Province 266101, PR China
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- Shandong Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong Province 250100, PR China.
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Zhang Z, Zhang Y, Yang DC, Zhang JL. Expression and functional analysis of three nicosulfuron-degrading enzymes from Bacillus subtilis YB1. J Environ Sci Health B 2018; 53:476-485. [PMID: 29596028 DOI: 10.1080/03601234.2018.1455344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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To investigate the degradation activity of the manganese ABC transporter, vegetative catalase 1 and acetoin dehydrogenase E1 from Bacillus subtilis YB1, the proteins were prokaryotically expressed and purified. Assay results showed that the three enzymes were able to degrade nicosulfuron (2- (4,6-dimethoxypyrimidine-2-pyrimidinylcarbamoylaminosulfonyl) -N,N-dimethylnicotinamide), with vegetative catalase 1 exhibiting the highest activity. To further examine the degradation pathway, the degradation products of the three enzymes and the YB1 strain were detected by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry(LC-MS). The nicosulfuron degradation products of the three enzymes were consistent with those of the YB1 strain, indicating the presence of two pathways: one due to cleavage of sulfonylurea bridges and ring-opening of 1-(4,6-dimethoxy-pyrimidin-2-yl)-3-(2-methyliminomethanesulfonyl-acetyl)-ureaas the pyrimidine ring, yielding the product; and the another due to cleavage of a sulfonylurea bridge, yielding 4,6-dihydroxy pyrimidine (111 m/z), 2-ylamine -4,6-dimethoxy pyrimidine and ((4-(dimethycarbamoyl)pyridine-2-yl)sulfonyl)carbamic acid as products, which were further degraded to 4,6-dihydroxy pyrimidine and N,N-dimethyl-2-sulfamoyl-isonicotinamide. The above results reveal a major contribution of extracellular enzymes to the degradation of nicosulfuron by the YB1 strain. Our data help in elucidation of the mechanism of nicosulfuron bio-degradation and may facilitate the construction of engineered strains.
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- Zhe Zhang
- a College of Plant Protection , Agricultural University of Hebei , Baoding , Hebei , China
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- b College of Plant Protection , Nanjing Agricultural University , Nanjing , Jiangsu , China
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- a College of Plant Protection , Agricultural University of Hebei , Baoding , Hebei , China
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- a College of Plant Protection , Agricultural University of Hebei , Baoding , Hebei , China
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Xu Q, Kulkarni AA, Sajith AM, Hussein D, Brown D, Güner OF, Reddy MD, Watkins EB, Lassègue B, Griendling KK, Bowen JP. Design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of inhibitors of the NADPH oxidase, Nox4. Bioorg Med Chem 2018; 26:989-998. [PMID: 29426628 PMCID: PMC5895456 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2017.12.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2017] [Revised: 12/07/2017] [Accepted: 12/16/2017] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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NADPH oxidases (Nox enzymes) are critical mediators of both physiologic and pathophysiologic processes. Nox enzymes catalyze NADPH-dependent generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), including superoxide and hydrogen peroxide. Until recently, Nox4 was proposed to be involved exclusively in normal physiologic functions. Compelling evidence, however, suggests that Nox4 plays a critical role in fibrosis, as well as a host of pathologies and diseases. These considerations led to a search for novel, small molecule inhibitors of this important enzyme. Ultimately, a series of novel tertiary sulfonylureas (23-25) was designed using pharmacophore modeling, synthesized, and evaluated for inhibition of Nox4-dependent signaling.
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Howard University, Washington, DC 20059, USA.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Howard University, Washington, DC 20059, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Howard University, Washington, DC 20059, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Mercer University, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA; Current address: Department of Chemistry and Physics, Santa Rosa Junior College, Santa Rosa, CA 95401, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Union University, Jackson, TN 38305, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Union University, Jackson, TN 38305, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Mercer University, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA.
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Zhao LX, Wu H, Zou YL, Wang QR, Fu Y, Li CY, Ye F. Design, Synthesis, and Safener Activity of Novel Methyl (R)-N-Benzoyl/Dichloroacetyl-Thiazolidine-4-Carboxylates. Molecules 2018; 23:molecules23010155. [PMID: 29329269 PMCID: PMC6017158 DOI: 10.3390/molecules23010155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2017] [Revised: 01/05/2018] [Accepted: 01/12/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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A series of novel methyl (R)-N-benzoyl/dichloroacetyl-thiazolidine-4-carboxylates were designed by active substructure combination. The title compounds were synthesized using a one-pot route from l-cysteine methyl ester hydrochloride, acyl chloride, and ketones. All compounds were characterized by IR, 1H NMR, 13C NMR, and HRMS. The structure of 4q was determined by X-ray crystallography. The biological tests showed that the title compounds protected maize from chlorimuron-ethyl injury to some extent. The ALS activity assay showed that the title compounds increased the ALS activity of maize inhibited by chlorimuron-ethyl. Molecular docking modeling demonstrated that Compound 4e competed against chlorimuron-ethyl to combine with the herbicide target enzyme active site, causing the herbicide to be ineffective.
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- Li-Xia Zhao
- College of Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China.
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- College of Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China.
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- College of Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- College of Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China.
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- College of Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China.
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- College of Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China.
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- College of Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China.
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El-Ghobashy MR, Yehia AM, Helmy AH, Youssef NF. Application of normal fluorescence and stability-indicating derivative synchronous fluorescence spectroscopy for the determination of gliquidone in presence of its fluorescent alkaline degradation product. Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc 2018; 188:619-625. [PMID: 28780487 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2017.07.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2017] [Revised: 07/19/2017] [Accepted: 07/28/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Simple, smart and sensitive normal fluorescence and stability-indicating derivative synchronous spectrofluorimetric methods have been developed and validated for the determination of gliquidone in the drug substance and drug product. Normal spectrofluorimetric method of gliquidone was established in methanol at λ excitation 225nm and λ emission 400nm in concentration range 0.2-3μg/ml with LOD equal 0.028. The fluorescence quantum yield of gliquidone was calculated using quinine sulfate as a reference and found to be 0.542. Stability-indicating first and third derivative synchronous fluorescence spectroscopy were successfully utilized to overcome the overlapped spectra in normal fluorescence of gliquidone and its alkaline degradation product. Derivative synchronous methods are based on using the synchronous fluorescence of gliquidone and its degradation product in methanol at Δ λ50nm. Peak amplitude in the first derivative of synchronous fluorescence spectra was measured at 309nm where degradation product showed zero-crossing without interference. The peak amplitudes in the third derivative of synchronous fluorescence spectra, peak to trough were measured at 316,329nm where degradation product showed zero-crossing. The different experimental parameters affecting the normal and synchronous fluorescence intensity of gliquidone were studied and optimized. Moreover, the cited methods have been validated as per ICH guidelines. The peak amplitude-concentration plots of the derivative synchronous fluorescence were linear over the concentration range 0.05-2μg/ml for gliquidone. Limits of detection were 0.020 and 0.022 in first and third derivative synchronous spectra, respectively. The adopted methods were successfully applied to commercial tablets and the results demonstrated that the derivative synchronous fluorescence spectroscopy is a powerful stability-indicating method, suitable for routine use with a short analysis time. Statistical comparison between the results obtained by normal fluorescence and derivative synchronous methods and the official one using student's t-test and F-ratio showed no significant difference regarding accuracy and precision.
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- Mohamed R El-Ghobashy
- Analytical Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Analytical Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
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- Pharmaceutical Chemistry Department, National Organization for Drug Control and Research (NODCAR), Giza, Egypt.
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- Pharmaceutical Chemistry Department, National Organization for Drug Control and Research (NODCAR), Giza, Egypt
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Panchal II, Sen DJ, Patel AD, Shah U, Patel M, Navale A, Bhavsar V. Molecular Docking, Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Sulphonylureas/ Guanidine Derivatives as Promising Antidiabetic Agent. Curr Drug Discov Technol 2018; 15:315-325. [PMID: 28969569 DOI: 10.2174/1570163814666171002102904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2017] [Revised: 09/18/2017] [Accepted: 09/19/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND A series of novel sulphonylureas/guanidine derivatives was designed, synthesized, and evaluated for the treatment of diabetes mellitus. In this study, the designed compounds were docked with AKR1C1 complexes by using glide docking program and docking calculations were performed to predict the binding affinity of the designed compounds with the binding pocket of protein 4YVP and QikProp program was used to predict the ADME/T properties of the analogues. METHODS All the targeted derivatives were synthesized and purified by recrystallization. Synthesized compounds were characterized by various physicochemical and various spectroscopic techniques like melting point, thin layer chromatography, infrared spectroscopy (KBr pellets), mass spectroscopy(m/z), 1H NMR (DMSO-d6), and 13C NMR. The synthesized compounds were further studied for biological evolution by alloxan (150 mg/dl, intraperitonial) induced diabetic rat model for in-vivo studies. RESULT Among all the synthesized derivatives, 5c and 5d were most potent as per binding energy. Compound 5i have shown a better plasma glucose reduction compared to glibenclamide. Hence, it will be further used as a lead compound to develop a more such kind of agent. CONCLUSION The docking study revealed that in all designed sulphonylureas/ guanidine series of compounds 5c and 5d were found to be most potent compounds as per the binding energy compared to glibenclamide. With the help of detailed study of in vivo biological activity, we observed that compound 5i gives better result compared to glibenclamide as standard.
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- Ishan I Panchal
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Parul University, Vadodara, Gujarat, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Shri Sarvajanik Pharmacy College, Gujarat Technological University, Mehsana, Gujarat, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Parul University, Vadodara, Gujarat, India
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- Pharmaceutical Chemistry Department, Ramanbhai Patel College of Pharmacy, Charotar University of Science and Technology, Gujarat, India
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- Pharmaceutical Chemistry Department, Ramanbhai Patel College of Pharmacy, Charotar University of Science and Technology, Gujarat, India
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Parul University, Vadodara, Gujarat, India
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Parul University, Vadodara, Gujarat, India
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Yu J, Xu EG, Ren Y, Jin S, Zhang T, Liu J, Li Z. Mixture Toxicity of Bensulfuron-Methyl and Acetochlor to Red Swamp Crayfish (Procambarus clarkii): Behavioral, Morphological and Histological Effects. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2017; 14:ijerph14121466. [PMID: 29186931 PMCID: PMC5750885 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph14121466] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2017] [Revised: 11/14/2017] [Accepted: 11/15/2017] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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The mixture of bensulfuron-methyl and acetochlor (MBA) has been widely applied as a rice herbicide in China, but the mixture toxicity of MBA to aquatic organisms is largely unknown. The current study aims to investigate the acute effects of MBA to juvenile red swamp crayfish, Procambarus clarkii. Firstly, a 96 h semi-static exposure was conducted to determine the Lethal Concentration 50 (LC50) values at 24, 48, 72 and 96 h, as well as to assess the behavioral and morphological effects. A second 96 h exposure was conducted at an MBA concentration of 50% of the 96 h LC50 (72.62 mg/L) to assess the histological changes in the gill, perigastric organ, muscle, heart, stomach, and midgut. The results showed that MBA exhibited low acute toxicity with the 24, 48, 72 and 96 h LC50 values of 191.25 (179.37–215.75), 166.81 (159.49–176.55), 154.30 (148.36–160.59) and 145.24 (138.94–151.27) mg/L, respectively. MBA-exposed crayfish showed body jerk, belly arch, equilibrium loss, body and appendage sway, and lethargy; and the dead crayfish showed dark gray or grayish-white body color and separated cephalothorax and abdomen. At 72.62 mg/L, MBA exposure caused significant histopathological alterations, mainly including the cuticular and epithelial degeneration of all the gills; atrophy of tubule lumina and cellular vacuolation of the perigastric organs (61.15 ± 9.90% of the tubules showed lesions); epithelial hyperplasia (48.40 ± 9.00%), myocardial fibers and epithelial cell lysis (17.30 ± 2.01%), and hemocytic infiltration of the hearts; cuticular swelling (15.82 ± 2.98%) and vacuolate connective tissue (11.30 ± 2.47%) of the stomachs; atrophied bladder cell and fragmented longitudinal muscles (95.23 ± 4.77%) of the midguts; and slight myofibers fragmentation and lysis (7.37 ± 0.53%) of the abdominal muscles. Our results indicate that MBA can cause behavioral, morphological and histopathological effects on juvenile P. clarkii at relatively high concentrations, but its acute toxicity is low compared with many other common herbicides.
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- Jixin Yu
- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China.
- College of Life Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA.
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- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China.
- College of Life Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China.
- College of Life Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China.
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Fu Y, Wang JY, Zhang D, Chen YF, Gao S, Zhao LX, Ye F. Solvent-Free Synthesis and Safener Activity of Sulfonylurea Benzothiazolines. Molecules 2017; 22:molecules22101601. [PMID: 28937640 PMCID: PMC6151413 DOI: 10.3390/molecules22101601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2017] [Revised: 09/21/2017] [Accepted: 09/21/2017] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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A series of novel sulfonylurea benzothiazolines was designed by splicing active groups and bioisosterism. A solvent-free synthetic route was developed for the sulfonylurea benzothiazoline derivatives via the cyclization and carbamylation. All compounds were characterized by IR, 1H-NMR, 13C-NMR, HRMS. The biological activity tests indicated the compounds could protect maize against the injury caused by chlorsulfuron to some extent. The molecular docking result showed that the new compound competed with chlorsulfuron to bind with the herbicide target enzyme active site to attain detoxification.
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- Ying Fu
- Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China.
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China.
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China.
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China.
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China.
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China.
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China.
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Zhou S, Hua XW, Wei W, Gu YC, Liu XQ, Chen JH, Chen MG, Xie YT, Zhou S, Meng XD, Zhang Y, Li YH, Wang BL, Song HB, Li ZM. Research on Controllable Degradation of Novel Sulfonylurea Herbicides in Acidic and Alkaline Soils. J Agric Food Chem 2017; 65:7661-7668. [PMID: 28813155 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.7b03029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The degradation issue of sulfonylurea (SU) has become one of the biggest challenges that hamper the development and application of this class of herbicides, especially in the alkaline soils of northern China. On the basis of the previous discovery that some substituents on the fifth position of the benzene ring in Chlorsulfuron could hasten its degradation rate, apparently in acidic soil, this work on Metsulfuron-methyl showed more convincing results. Two novel compounds (I-1 and I-2) were designed and synthesized, and they still retained potent herbicidal activity in tests against both dicotyledons and monocotyledons. The half-lives of degradation (DT50) assay revealed that I-1 showed an accelerated degradation rate in acidic soil (pH 5.59). Moreover, we delighted to find that the degradation rate of I-1 was 9-10-fold faster than that of Metsulfuron-methyl and Chlorsulfuron when in alkaline soil (pH 8.46), which has more practical value. This research suggests that a modified structure that has potent herbicidal activity as well as accelerated degradation rate could be realized and this approach may provide a way to improve the residue problem of SUs in farmlands with alkaline soil.
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- Shaa Zhou
- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), College of Chemistry, Nankai University , Tianjin 300071, China
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- College of Agriculture, Liaocheng University , Liaocheng 252000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), College of Chemistry, Nankai University , Tianjin 300071, China
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- Jealott's Hill International Research Centre, Syngenta , Bracknell, Berkshire, RG42 6EY, U.K
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), College of Chemistry, Nankai University , Tianjin 300071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), College of Chemistry, Nankai University , Tianjin 300071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), College of Chemistry, Nankai University , Tianjin 300071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), College of Chemistry, Nankai University , Tianjin 300071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), College of Chemistry, Nankai University , Tianjin 300071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), College of Chemistry, Nankai University , Tianjin 300071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), College of Chemistry, Nankai University , Tianjin 300071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), College of Chemistry, Nankai University , Tianjin 300071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), College of Chemistry, Nankai University , Tianjin 300071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), College of Chemistry, Nankai University , Tianjin 300071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), College of Chemistry, Nankai University , Tianjin 300071, China
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El-Zaher AA, Elkady EF, Elwy HM, Saleh MAEM. Simultaneous spectrophotometric determination of glimepiride and pioglitazone in binary mixture and combined dosage form using chemometric-assisted techniques. Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc 2017; 182:175-182. [PMID: 28437738 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2017.03.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2016] [Revised: 03/07/2017] [Accepted: 03/13/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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In the present work, pioglitazone and glimepiride, 2 widely used antidiabetics, were simultaneously determined by a chemometric-assisted UV-spectrophotometric method which was applied to a binary synthetic mixture and a pharmaceutical preparation containing both drugs. Three chemometric techniques - Concentration residual augmented classical least-squares (CRACLS), principal component regression (PCR), and partial least-squares (PLS) were implemented by using the synthetic mixtures containing the two drugs in acetonitrile. The absorbance data matrix corresponding to the concentration data matrix was obtained by the measurements of absorbencies in the range between 215 and 235nm in the intervals with Δλ=0.4nm in their zero-order spectra. Then, calibration or regression was obtained by using the absorbance data matrix and concentration data matrix for the prediction of the unknown concentrations of pioglitazone and glimepiride in their mixtures. The described techniques have been validated by analyzing synthetic mixtures containing the two drugs showing good mean recovery values lying between 98 and 100%. In addition, accuracy and precision of the three methods have been assured by recovery values lying between 98 and 102% and R.S.D. % ˂0.6 for intra-day precision and ˂1.2 for inter-day precision. The proposed chemometric techniques were successfully applied to a pharmaceutical preparation containing a combination of pioglitazone and glimepiride in the ratio of 30: 4, showing good recovery values. Finally, statistical analysis was carried out to add a value to the verification of the proposed methods. It was carried out by an intrinsic comparison between the 3 chemometric techniques and by comparing values of present methods with those obtained by implementing reference pharmacopeial methods for each of pioglitazone and glimepiride.
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- Asmaa A El-Zaher
- Pharmaceutical Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Kasr El-Aini St., Cairo 11562, Egypt
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- Pharmaceutical Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Kasr El-Aini St., Cairo 11562, Egypt
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- National Organization for Drug Control and Research (NODCAR), Giza 35521, Egypt
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Dos Reis FC, Tornisielo VL, Pimpinato RF, Martins BAB, Victória Filho R. Leaching of Diuron, Hexazinone, and Sulfometuron-methyl Applied Alone and in Mixture in Soils with Contrasting Textures. J Agric Food Chem 2017; 65:2645-2650. [PMID: 28326783 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.6b05127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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When herbicides are applied in mixture, interactions among them could potentially promote changes in herbicide behavior in the soil. Thus, application mode (isolated or in mixture) and soil texture (sandy or clayey) were investigated in the total leaching of the commercial mixture diuron + hexazinone + sulfometuron-methyl, and of each isolated compound. Experiments in soil columns also evaluated the movement of each herbicide and mixtures across soil layers. In the sandy soil, the greatest total leaching was observed with hexazinone compared to diuron and sulfometuron. Most of the applied diuron remained at the top layer of the soil, indicating that this herbicide has low soil mobility. Overall, our results show that hexazinone has greater leaching potential and mobility along the soil profile compared to diuron and sulfometuron. Our data can be used in assessing the fate of diuron, hexazinone, and sulfometuron alone or in mixture on natural ecosystems, under different soil types and application modes.
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- Center for Nuclear Energy in Agriculture, University of Sao Paulo , Piracicaba, Brazil
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Sugawara K, Honda K, Reien Y, Yokoi N, Seki C, Takahashi H, Minami K, Mori I, Matsumoto A, Nakaya H, Seino S. A Novel Diphenylthiosemicarbazide Is a Potential Insulin Secretagogue for Anti-Diabetic Agen. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0164785. [PMID: 27764176 PMCID: PMC5072725 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0164785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2016] [Accepted: 10/02/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Insulin secretagogues are used for treatment of type 2 diabetes. We attempted to discover novel small molecules to stimulate insulin secretion by using in silico similarity search using sulfonylureas as query, followed by measurement of insulin secretion. Among 38 compounds selected by in silico similarity search, we found three diphenylsemicarbazides and one quinolone that stimulate insulin secretion. We focused on compound 8 (C8), which had the strongest insulin-secreting effect. Based on the structure-activity relationship of C8-derivatives, we identified diphenylthiosemicarbazide (DSC) 108 as the most potent secretagogue. DSC108 increased the intracellular Ca2+ level in MIN6-K8 cells. Competitive inhibition experiment and electrophysiological analysis revealed sulfonylurea receptor 1 (SUR1) to be the target of DSC108 and that this diphenylthiosemicarbazide directly inhibits ATP-sensitive K+ (KATP) channels. Pharmacokinetic analysis showed that DSC108 has a short half-life in vivo. Oral administration of DSC108 significantly suppressed the rises in blood glucose levels after glucose load in wild-type mice and improved glucose tolerance in the Goto-Kakizaki (GK) rat, a model of type 2 diabetes with impaired insulin secretion. Our data indicate that DSC108 is a novel insulin secretagogue, and is a lead compound for development of a new anti-diabetic agent.
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- Kenji Sugawara
- Division of Molecular and Metabolic Medicine, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
- Division of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
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- Division of Molecular and Metabolic Medicine, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Division of Molecular and Metabolic Medicine, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
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- Division of Molecular and Metabolic Medicine, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
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- Division of Molecular and Metabolic Medicine, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
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- Division of Molecular and Metabolic Medicine, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
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- Division of Advance Medical Science, Graduate School of Science, Technology and Innovation, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Division of Molecular and Metabolic Medicine, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
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Rizvi SMD, Shaikh S, Naaz D, Shakil S, Ahmad A, Haneef M, Abuzenadah AM. Kinetics and Molecular Docking Study of an Anti-diabetic Drug Glimepiride as Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitor: Implication for Alzheimer's Disease-Diabetes Dual Therapy. Neurochem Res 2016; 41:1475-82. [PMID: 26886763 DOI: 10.1007/s11064-016-1859-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2015] [Revised: 01/28/2016] [Accepted: 02/02/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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At the present time, treatment of two most common degenerative disorders of elderly population i.e., Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) and Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a major concern worldwide. As there are several evidences that proved strong linkages between these two disorders, the idea of using dual therapeutic agent for both the diseases might be considered as a good initiative. Earlier reports have revealed that oral anti-diabetic drugs such as peroxisome proliferator activated receptor γ (PPARγ) agonists (thiazolidinediones) when used in T2DM patients suffering from AD showed improved memory and cognition. However, the underlying mechanism still needs to be deciphered. Therefore, the present study was carried out to find whether glimepiride, an oral antidiabetic drug which is a PPARγ agonist could inhibit the activity of acetylcholine esterase (AChE) enzyme. Actually, AChE inhibitors seize the breakdown of acetylcholine which forms the main therapeutic strategy for AD. Here, glimepiride showed dose dependent inhibitory activity against AChE enzyme with IC50 value of 235 μM. Kinetic analysis showed competitive inhibition, which was verified by in silico docking studies. Glimepiride was found to interact with AChE enzyme at the same locus as that of substrate acetylcholine iodide (AChI). Interestingly, amino acid residues, Q71, Y72, V73, D74, W86, N87, Y124, S125, W286, F295, F297, Y337, F338 and Y341 of AChE were found to be common for 'glimepiride-AChE interaction' as well as 'AChI-AChE interaction'. Thus the present computational and kinetics study concludes that glimepiride and other thiazolidinediones derivatives could form the basis of future dual therapy against diabetes associated neurological disorders.
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- Department of Bioengineering, Integral University, Lucknow, 226026, India
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- KACST Technology Innovation Center for Personalized Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
- Department of Medical Laboratory Technology, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 80216, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia.
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- Department of Bioengineering, Integral University, Lucknow, 226026, India
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- Department of Bioengineering, Integral University, Lucknow, 226026, India
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- KACST Technology Innovation Center for Personalized Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Medical Laboratory Technology, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 80216, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia
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A diastereoselective auxiliary-mediated vinylation/[1,2]-Brook rearrangement/vinylogous Michael cascade of silyl glyoximide, vinylmagnesium bromide, and nitroalkenes is described. The reaction occurs with complete regio- and diastereocontrol in good yield. The diastereoselectivity is induced by a rare instance of 1,7-chirality transfer that is hypothesized to arise from a trans-multihetero-decalin transition state.
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- Gregory R. Boyce
- Department of Chemistry and Physics, Florida Gulf Coast University, Fort Myers, Florida 33965, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-3290, United States
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Zhao Y, Zheng X, Zhang H, Zhai J, Zhang L, Li C, Zeng K, Chen Y, Li Q, Hu X. In vitro inhibition of AKR1Cs by sulphonylureas and the structural basis. Chem Biol Interact 2015; 240:310-5. [PMID: 26362498 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2015.09.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2015] [Revised: 08/31/2015] [Accepted: 09/04/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Recent epidemiological studies show conflicting data for the first-line anti-diabetic sulphonylureas drugs in treating cancer progression in type II diabetes patients. How sulphonylureas promote or diminish tumor growth is not fully understood. Here, we report that seven sulphonylureas exhibit different in vitro inhibition towards AKR1Cs (AKR1C1, AKR1C2, AKR1C3), which are critical steroid hormone metabolism enzymes that are related to prostate cancer, breast cancer and endometrial diseases. Interactions of the sulphonylureas and AKR1Cs were analyzed by X-ray crystallography.
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- Yining Zhao
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences & Centre for Cellular and Structural Biology of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences & Centre for Cellular and Structural Biology of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences & Centre for Cellular and Structural Biology of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences & Centre for Cellular and Structural Biology of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences & Centre for Cellular and Structural Biology of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences & Centre for Cellular and Structural Biology of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences & Centre for Cellular and Structural Biology of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences & Centre for Cellular and Structural Biology of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences & Centre for Cellular and Structural Biology of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China.
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Chahboune R, Mountacer H, Sarakha M. Application of liquid chromatography/electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry for the elucidation of hydroxyl radical oxidation of metsulfuron methyl and related sulfonylurea pesticide products: evidence for the triazine skeleton scission. Rapid Commun Mass Spectrom 2015; 29:1370-1380. [PMID: 26147476 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.7234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2015] [Revised: 05/20/2015] [Accepted: 05/20/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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RATIONALE Sulfonylureas are among the most important class of antidiabetic and herbicides. Solar light excitation and Advanced Oxidation Processes may result in the formation of a wide array of products owing to the relative complex structure. These products, that should be identified, may present a more toxic effect than the parent compound. METHODS Liquid chromatography/electrospray ionization quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (LC/ESI-QTOFMS) with accurate mass determination emerges as a valuable technique for the precise elucidation of all possible byproducts. The hydroxyl radical was generated by excitation of the iron(III) aquacomplex [Fe(H(2)O)OH](2+) and hydrogen peroxide at pH 3.5. Three different sulfonylureas were studied: metsulfuron methyl, cinosulfuron and thifensulfuron methyl. RESULTS Several products owing to the reactivity of hydroxyl radicals with sulfonylurea were obtained. They arise from scission of the sulfonylurea bridge, hydroxylation of the aromatic ring, demethylation of the methoxy group and more importantly and unequivocally from the rupture of the triazine skeleton. To reach such scission, a primary demethylation of the methoxy group on the triazine moiety seems to act as a precursor process. Such a process was observed with the three studied sulfonylurea compounds. CONCLUSIONS The reported results demonstrated the usefulness of accurate mass measurements undertaken by LC/ESI-QTOFMS for structural elucidation of the unknown byproducts that were generated during hydroxyl radical reactions with some sulfonylureas. It has been possible herein to identify the structures of products arising from the opening of the recalcitrant triazine structure via hydrolysis processes in acidic solutions.
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- Rajae Chahboune
- Clermont Université, Université Blaise Pascal, Institut de Chimie de Clermont-Ferrand (ICCF), Equipe Photochimie, BP 10448, F-63000, Clermont-Ferrand, France
- CNRS, ICCF UMR 6296, Photochemistry Team, BP 80026, F-63171, Aubière, France
- Laboratoire des Sciences de l'Environnement et du Développement, Equipe de Chimie Ecologique, FST Université Hassan 1er, Km 3 route de Casablanca, BP 577, Settat, Morocco
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- Laboratoire des Sciences de l'Environnement et du Développement, Equipe de Chimie Ecologique, FST Université Hassan 1er, Km 3 route de Casablanca, BP 577, Settat, Morocco
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- Clermont Université, Université Blaise Pascal, Institut de Chimie de Clermont-Ferrand (ICCF), Equipe Photochimie, BP 10448, F-63000, Clermont-Ferrand, France
- CNRS, ICCF UMR 6296, Photochemistry Team, BP 80026, F-63171, Aubière, France
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Sulphonylureas are widely used anti-hyperglycaemic drugs for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. The only published quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) models for sulphonylurea drugs have been found to be questionable, for a number of reasons. We have re-analysed the human anti-hyperglycaemic potencies, acute mouse intraperitoneal toxicities (LD50) and plasma protein-binding abilities of the 15 drugs using multiple linear regression and obtained good QSAR models for each endpoint. The obtained QSARs all comply well with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Guidelines for the Validation of (Q)SARs. We could not carry out external validation of our models for acute toxicity and plasma protein-binding because of the very small datasets available.
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- J C Dearden
- a School of Pharmacy & Biomolecular Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University , Liverpool , UK
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Yang L, Li X, Li X, Su Z, Zhang C, Xu M, Zhang H. Improved stability and enhanced efficiency to degrade chlorimuron-ethyl by the entrapment of esterase SulE in cross-linked poly (γ-glutamic acid)/gelatin hydrogel. J Hazard Mater 2015; 287:287-295. [PMID: 25661176 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2015.01.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2014] [Revised: 01/23/2015] [Accepted: 01/27/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Free enzymes often undergo some problems such as easy deactivation, low stability, and less recycling in biodegradation processes, especially in soil condition. A novel esterase SulE, which is responsible for primary degradation of a wide range of sulfonylurea herbicides by methyl or ethyl ester de-esterification, was expressed by strain Hansschlegelia sp. CHL1 and entrapped for the first time in an environment-friendly, biocompatible and biodegradable cross-linked poly (γ-glutamic acid)/gelatin hydrogel (CPE). The activity and stability of CPE-SulE were compared with free SulE under varying pH and temperature condition by measuring chlorimuron-ethyl residue. Meanwhile, the three-dimensional network of CPE-SulE was verified by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The results showed that CPE-SulE obviously improved thermostability, pH stability and reusability compared with free SulE. Furthermore, CPE-SulE enhanced degrading efficiency of chlorimuron-ethyl in both soil and water system, especially in acid environment. The characteristics of CPE-SulE suggested the great potential to remediate chlorimuron-ethyl contaminated soils in situ.
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- Liqiang Yang
- State Key Laboratory of Forest and Soil Ecology, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Forest and Soil Ecology, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Forest and Soil Ecology, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Forest and Soil Ecology, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Forest and Soil Ecology, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Forest and Soil Ecology, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Forest and Soil Ecology, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, China.
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Miao SS, Wu MS, Zuo HG, Jiang C, Jin SF, Lu YC, Yang H. Core-shell magnetic molecularly imprinted polymers as sorbent for sulfonylurea herbicide residues. J Agric Food Chem 2015; 63:3634-3645. [PMID: 25797565 DOI: 10.1021/jf506239b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Sulfonylurea herbicides are widely used at lower dosage for controlling broad-leaf weeds and some grasses in cereals and economic crops. It is important to develop a highly efficient and selective pretreatment method for analyzing sulfonylurea herbicide residues in environments and samples from agricultural products based on magnetic molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs). The MIPs were prepared by a surface molecular imprinting technique especially using the vinyl-modified Fe3O4@SiO2 nanoparticle as the supporting matrix, bensulfuron-methyl (BSM) as the template molecule, methacrylic acid (MAA) as a functional monomer, trimethylolpropane trimethacrylate (TRIM) as a cross-linker, and azodiisobutyronitrile (AIBN) as an initiator. The MIPs show high affinity, recognition specificity, fast mass transfer rate, and efficient adsorption performance toward BSM with the adsorption capacity reaching up to 37.32 mg g(-1). Furthermore, the MIPs also showed cross-selectivity for herbicides triasulfuron (TS), prosulfuron (PS), and pyrazosulfuron-ethyl (PSE). The MIP solid phase extraction (SPE) column was easier to operate, regenerate, and retrieve compared to those of C18 SPE column. The developed method showed highly selective separation and enrichment of sulfonylurea herbicide residues, which enable its application in the pretreatment of multisulfonylurea herbicide residues.
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- §Jiangxi Entry and Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau, Nanchang 330002, China
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Wang B, Kong D, Lu J, Zhou Q. Transformation of sulfonylurea herbicides in simulated drinking water treatment processes. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2015; 22:3847-3855. [PMID: 25269843 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-014-3642-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2014] [Accepted: 09/22/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Sulfonylurea herbicides (SUs) were detected in natural waters and could be potentially exposed to human beings via portable use. Thus, the removal of five representative SUs in simulated water treatment processes including coagulation, activated carbon adsorption, and chlorination disinfection was systematically investigated. Results showed that coagulation had little effect on the removal of the herbicides with the average removal less than 10 %. Powder-activated carbon adsorption was apparently more effective with removal rates of 50 ~ 70 %. SUs were also partially removed in chlorination process. A complete removal was achieved when the three treatments were performed in series. However, it was found that parts of the SUs were transformed into certain stable products with triazine/pyrimidine structures which might be of potential health risks in chlorination process. Thus, current drinking water treatment processes are not likely to provide sufficient protection for human population from exposure to SUs.
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- Binnan Wang
- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China
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Azcarate MP, Montoya JC, Koskinen WC. Sorption, desorption and leaching potential of sulfonylurea herbicides in Argentinean soils. J Environ Sci Health B 2015; 50:229-237. [PMID: 25714454 DOI: 10.1080/03601234.2015.999583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The sulfonylurea (SUs) herbicides are used to control broadleaf weeds and some grasses in a variety of crops. They have become popular because of their low application rates, low mammalian toxicity and an outstanding herbicidal activity. Sorption is a major process influencing the fate of pesticides in soil. The objective of this study was to characterize sorption-desorption of four sulfonylurea herbicides: metsulfuron-methyl (methyl 2-[(4-methoxy-6-methyl-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)carbamoylsulfamoyl)]benzoate), sulfometuron-methyl (methyl 2-[(4,6-dimethylpyrimidin-2-yl)carbamoylsulfamoyl]benzoate), rimsulfuron (1-(4,6-dimethoxypyrimidin-2-yl)-3-(3-ethylsulfonyl-2-pyridylsulfonyl)urea) and nicosulfuron (2-[(4,6-dimethoxypyrimidin-2-yl)carbamoylsulfamoyl]-N,N-dimethylnicotinamide) from different soil horizons of different landscape positions. Sorption was studied in the laboratory by batch equilibration method. Sorption coefficients (K(d-SE)) showed that rimsulfuron (K(d-SE) = 1.18 to 2.08 L kg(-1)) and nicosulfuron (K(d-SE) = 0.02 to 0.47 L kg(-1)) were more highly sorbed than metsulfuron-methyl (K(d-SE) = 0.00 to 0.05 L kg(-1)) and sulfometuron-methyl (K(d-SE) = 0.00 to 0.05 L kg(-1)). Sorption coefficients (K(d-SE)) were correlated with pH and organic carbon content. All four herbicides exhibited desorption hysteresis where the desorption coefficients (K(d-D)) > K(d-SE). To estimate the leaching potential, K(oc) and ground-water ubiquity score (GUS) were used to calculate the half-life (t1/2) required to be classified as "leacher" or "nonleacher". According to the results, rimsulfuron and nicosulfuron herbicides would be classified as leachers, but factors such as landscape position, soil depth and the rate of decomposition in surface and subsurface soils could change the classification. In contrast, these factors do not affect classification of sulfometuron-methyl and metsulfuron-methyl; they would rank as leachers.
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- Mariela P Azcarate
- a National Institute of Agricultural Technology (INTA), Anguil Agricultural Experiment Station , Anguil , La Pampa , Argentina
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Zheng X, Matsuda R, Hage DS. Analysis of free drug fractions by ultrafast affinity extraction: interactions of sulfonylurea drugs with normal or glycated human serum albumin. J Chromatogr A 2014; 1371:82-9. [PMID: 25456590 PMCID: PMC4254497 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2014.10.092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2014] [Revised: 10/04/2014] [Accepted: 10/24/2014] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Ultrafast affinity extraction and a multi-dimensional affinity system were developed for measuring free drug fractions at therapeutic levels. This approach was used to compare the free fractions and global affinity constants of several sulfonylurea drugs in the presence of normal human serum albumin (HSA) or glycated forms of this protein, as are produced during diabetes. Affinity microcolumns containing immobilized HSA were first used to extract the free drug fractions in injected drug/protein mixtures. As the retained drug eluted from the HSA microcolumn, it was passed through a second HSA column for further separation and measurement. Items that were considered during the optimization of this approach included the column sizes and flow rates that were used, and the time at which the second column was placed on-line with the HSA microcolumn. This method required only 1.0 μL of a sample per injection and was able to measure free drug fractions as small as 0.09-2.58% with an absolute precision of ±0.02-0.5%. The results that were obtained indicated that glycation can affect the free fractions of sulfonylurea drugs at typical therapeutic levels and that the size of this effect varies with the level of HSA glycation. Global affinity constants that were estimated from these free drug fractions gave good agreement with those predicted from previous binding studies or determined through a reference method. The same approach could be utilized with other drugs and proteins or modified binding agents of clinical or pharmaceutical interest.
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- Xiwei Zheng
- Department of Chemistry, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68588, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68588, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68588, USA.
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Trigo C, Spokas KA, Cox L, Koskinen WC. Influence of soil biochar aging on sorption of the herbicides MCPA, nicosulfuron, terbuthylazine, indaziflam, and fluoroethyldiaminotriazine. J Agric Food Chem 2014; 62:10855-60. [PMID: 25338136 DOI: 10.1021/jf5034398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Sorption of four herbicides and a metabolite of indaziflam on a fresh macadamia nut biochar and biochars aged one or two years in soil was characterized. On fresh biochar, the sorption was terbuthylazine (Kd = 595) > indaziflam (Kd = 162) > MCPA (Kd = 7.5) > fluoroethyldiaminotriazine (Kd = 0.26) and nicosulfuron (Kd = 0). Biochar surface area increased with aging attributed to the loss of a surface film. This was also manifested in a decline in water extractable organic carbon with aging. Correspondingly, an increase in the aromaticity was observed. The higher surface area and porosity in aged biochar increased sorption of indaziflam (KdBC-2yr = 237) and fluoroethyldiaminotriazine (KdBC-1yr = 1.2 and KdBC-2yr = 3.0), but interestingly decreased sorption of terbuthylazine (KdBC-1yr = 312 and KdBC-2yr = 221) and MCPA (KdBC-1yr = 2 and KdBC-2yr = 2). These results will facilitate development of biochars for specific remediation purposes.
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- Carmen Trigo
- Department of Soil, Water & Climate, University of Minnesota , 1991 Upper Buford Circle, St. Paul, Minnesota 55108, United States
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Ren W, Teng Y, Zhou Q, Paschke A, Schüürmann G. Sorption of chlorimuron-ethyl on montmorillonite clays: effects of exchangeable cations, pH, and ionic strength. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2014; 21:11587-11597. [PMID: 25028319 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-014-3139-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2013] [Accepted: 06/02/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Sorption interaction of chlorimuron-ethyl with montmorillonite clays was investigated under varied types of exchangeable cation, pH, and ionic strength conditions. Chlorimuron-ethyl sorption on bentonites exhibited pronounced cation dependency, and the sorption ability increased as the sequence Ca(2+)- < Na(+)- < Al(3+)- < Fe(3+)-bentonite, due to different sorption mechanisms, whereas the cation dependency was influenced by the clay type and much weaker for montmorillonites. The decrease of pH at the range of 4.0-6.0 prominently increased sorption of chlorimuron-ethyl on all cation-exchanged montmorillonite clays, and nearly a neglected sorption (about 2 %) can be observed at pH over 7.0. In the presence of CaCl2, sorption of chlorimuron-ethyl on Fe(3+)-bentonite was promoted because of complexion of Ca(2+) and the surface of Fe(3+)-bentonite. However, as the concentration of CaCl2 increased, chlorimuron-ethyl sorption on Ca(2+)- and Fe(3+)-exchanged bentonite decreased, suggesting that Ca bridging was not the prevailing mechanism for sorption of chlorimuron-ethyl on these clays. Furthermore, chlorimuron-ethyl sorption was relatively sensitive to pH, and the change of pH may obscure effect of other factors on the sorption, so it was quite necessary to control pH at a constant value when the effect of other factor was being studied.
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- Wenjie Ren
- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210008, China
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