Pest Management Science,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
81(1), P. 119 - 126
Published: Sept. 7, 2024
Plant
diseases
seriously
decrease
the
yield
and
quality
of
agricultural
crops.
Fungicide
treatments
remain
main
means
field
fungi
control.
However,
residual
activity
fungicides
is
rapidly
reduced
due
to
various
factors
in
natural
environment,
therefore
development
agents
with
novel
modes
action
desirable.
It
highly
required
design
develop
new
address
resistance
issue.
Designing
low
impact
chemicals
safely
sustainably
needs
agriculture.
Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
60(8), P. 1287 - 1300
Published: Dec. 27, 2022
Abstract
Plant‐parasitic
nematodes
cause
huge
economic
losses
of
$
157
billion
to
world
agriculture
annually.
Long‐term
use
traditional
nematicides
can
lead
increased
resistance
nematode
and
reduced
control
effectiveness.
New
effective
safe
are
needed
replace
the
organophosphorus
carbamate.
Heterocyclic
compounds
play
an
important
role
in
nematicide
discovery.
For
example,
new
fluenesulfone,
fluopyram,
cyclobutrifluram,
tioxazafen,
imicyafos,
fluazaindolizine
have
at
least
one
heterocyclic
ring
their
structures.
In
view
importance
structure
development
nematicides,
this
paper
reviews
research
progress
nematicidal
active
recent
years,
discusses
structure–activity
relationship
(SAR)
mechanism
action.
It
is
hoped
that
it
provide
inspiration
for
nematicides.
Chemistry - A European Journal,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
29(39)
Published: Feb. 20, 2023
Abstract
We
report
the
design,
synthesis
and
biological
evaluation
of
simplified
analogues
herbicidal
natural
product
(+)‐cornexistin.
Guided
by
an
X‐Ray
co‐crystal
structure
cornexistin
bound
to
transketolase
from
Zea
mays
,
we
attempted
identify
key
interactions
that
are
necessary
for
maintain
its
profile.
This
resulted
in
preparation
three
novel
investigating
importance
substituents
located
on
nine‐membered
ring
cornexistin.
One
analogue
maintained
a
good
level
activity
could
provide
researchers
insights
how
further
optimize
commercialization
future.
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
71(47), P. 18260 - 18269
Published: Sept. 27, 2023
Discovery
of
novel
structural
models
is
extremely
important
in
agrochemical
innovation.
Scaffold
hopping
was
conducted,
and
16
kinds
were
synthesized
biologically
evaluated.
Oxazolyl-oxazoline
25
showed
a
promising
vitro
potential
against
Fusarium
graminearum
with
EC50
value
18.25
μM,
which
2.4
times
more
potent
than
that
carbendazim
(EC50
=
43.06
μM).
The
antifungal
structure-activity
relationship
(SAR)
revealed
compound
25am
had
the
most
activity
F.
graminearum,
an
13.46
3.2
carbendazim.
Different
from
carbendazim,
candidate
could
form
five
hydrogen
bonds
amino
acid
residues
β-tubulin
molecular
docking
effectively
inhibit
carbendazim-resistant
strain.
Scanning
electron
microscopy
(SEM)
induced
mycelia
slight
collapse.
This
work
suggests
should
be
prioritized
for
further
evaluation
new
agents.
Pest Management Science,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
80(3), P. 1099 - 1106
Published: Oct. 18, 2023
The
push-pull
strategy
is
considered
as
a
promising
eco-friendly
method
for
pest
management.
Plant
volatile
organic
compounds
(PVOCs)
act
semiochemicals
constitute
the
key
factor
in
implementing
this
strategy.
Benzyl
alcohol
and
geraniol,
functional
PVOCs,
were
reported
to
regulate
insect
behavior,
showing
potential
application
control.
Using
geraniol
lead,
derivative
5i
with
fine
repellent
activity
was
discovered
our
previous
work.
In
order
explore
novel,
aphid
control
agents,
series
of
benzyl
geranate
derivatives
designed
synthesized
using
lead
active
fragment.
The Journal of Organic Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
88(15), P. 10483 - 10493
Published: July 20, 2023
N-Heterocyclic
alcohols
are
shown
to
be
excellent
substrates
for
superacid-promoted
Friedel-Crafts
reactions.
The
N-heterocyclic
ionize
produce
reactive,
dicationic
intermediates
which
provide
good
yields
of
arylation
products.