Herbicidal action of 2-hydroxy-3-alkyl-1,4-naphthoquinones

The main mode of herbicidal activity of 2-hydroxy-3-alkyl-1,4-naphthoquinones is shown to be inhibition of photosystem II (PSII). The herbicidal and in vitro activities have been measured and correlated with their (Log)octanol/water partition coefficients (Log Ko/w). The length of the 3-n-alkyl substituent for optimal activity differed between herbicidal and in vitro activity. The maximum in vitro activity was given by the nonyl to dodecyl homologues (Log Ko/w between 6.54 and 8.12), whereas herbicidal activity peaked with the n-hexyl compound (Log Ko/w = 4.95). The effect of chain branching was also investigated using isomeric pentyl analogues substituted at position 3. All exhibited similar levels of in vitro activities but herbicidal activities differed, albeit moderately, with the exception of one analogue that was much less phytotoxic. Other modes of action were also investigated using two representative compounds. They did not show any activity on photosystem I or mitochondrial complex I, or generate toxic oxygen radicals by redox cycling reactions. Only moderate activity was found against mitochondrial complex III from plants, in contrast to much higher corresponding activity using an insect enzyme.     

4,5,5-三氟-N-(杂芳基甲基)戊-4-烯酰胺的合成及杀线虫活性

植物寄生线虫可能对全球农作物造成严重的危害.本研究设计合成了15个未见文献报道的4,5,5-三氟戊-4-烯酰胺衍生物,并测定了它们的离体活性和在沙土中的活体杀线虫活性,且进一步研究了沙土活体活性较好的化合物在基质中的活体杀线虫活性.离体测试结果表明:部分目标化合物表现出较好的杀线虫活性,其中含呋喃环的化合物B8对南方根...     

Fungicidal activity of 2-(1-alkenyl)-3-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinones and related compounds

The fungicidal activity of a series of 2-(1-alkenyl)-3-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinones and their acetates has been assessed against various fungi in vitro and against others, notably powdery mildews, in vivo, and the activity compared with that of analogous compounds bearing saturated side chains. Several of the compounds demonstrated a broad spectrum of activity in vitro. Whereas the presence of α-unsaturation in the side chain is essential for the in-vitro activity against the non-obligate fungi tested, it is of virtually no importance for the curative effect against Erysiphe graminis on barley. Only the corresponding acetates had activity against the latter pathogen.     

Activity of 2-(1-alkenyl)-3-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinones and related compounds against Musca domestica

A series of 2-(1-alkenyl)-3-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinones has been prepared and their toxicities assessed against Musca domestica. By comparison with analogous compounds having saturated 2-alkyl substituents, or unsaturated substituents with an unconjugated double bond (e.g. lapachol), it was demonstrated that the α-unsaturation of the substituent is responsible for a significant increase in the toxicity. The effect of the compounds against several other insect species and Tetranychus urticae follows completely different patterns.     

新型吡唑-喹唑啉二酮类对羟基苯丙酮酸双加氧酶抑制剂的设计、合成及生物活性

对羟基苯丙酮酸双加氧酶 (HPPD) 抑制剂近年来因其高活性和低抗性风险成为了除草剂领域的研究热点。喹唑啉二酮被证明是一类具有潜力的骨架结构,为了继续发挥该骨架的优势,在前期工作的基础上,结合已有的构效关系研究结果,设计并合成了30个新型含喹唑啉二酮结构的吡唑类HPPD抑制剂,其结构均经过了高分辨质谱 (HRMS)、核磁共振氢谱 (1H NMR) 和碳谱 (13C NMR) 的表征。酶水平和活体活性测试结果表明,大部分目标化合物展现出了与对照药剂喹草酮相当甚至更优异的酶抑制活性。温室除草活性测试结果表明,目标化合物对6种供试杂草均有一定的生长抑制作用,特别是化合物 9-28 ,在有效成分150 g/hm2剂量下,对6种杂草的防治效果均在80%以上,其中对稗草和马唐的防治效果达100%。最后,培养了代表性化合物 9-28 与拟南芥HPPD的复合物晶体结构,从分子层面说明了该类抑制剂与靶标的结合模式,也为后续该类抑制剂的开发提供了一定的分子基础和设计思路。     

Fungicidal activity and chemical constitution. XX. The activity of substituted 1,4-naphthohydroquinone esters and substituted 1,4-naphthoquinones against powdery mildews

Eleven 2-n-alkyl-, ten 2-n-alkyl-3-hydroxy- and ten 2-n-alkyl-2,3-epoxy-3-hydro-1,4-naphthoquinones, together with eighteen 1,4-naphthohydroquinone esters were tested as protectant fungicides against the apple and cucumber powdery mildews (caused by Podosphaera leucotricha and Sphaerotheca fuliginea respectively). In.general the former pathogen was more susceptible to compounds from all four series, the lowest 10⁵ED⁵⁰(M) being 0.7 for 2-n-octyl-2,3-epoxy-3-hydro-1,4 naphthoquinone.     

Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor binding of imidacloprid-related diaza compounds with various ring sizes and their insecticidal activity against Musca domestica

Fifteen 5-substituted 1-(6-chloro-3-pyridylmethyl)-2-nitromethylene-1,3- diazacyclohexanes and three other related compounds having a five- or seven-membered ring were synthesized and their biological activities were measured in vivo and in vitro. The insecticidal (in vivo) activity was evaluated against houseflies Musca domestica L under synergistic conditions with propargyl propyl phenyl phosphonate and piperonyl butoxide. The binding activity of each compound to nicotinic acetylcholine receptor in vitro was measured using [125I] alpha-bungarotoxin. The insecticidal activities of the unsubstituted diazacyclohexane analogues were slightly higher than those of the imidazolidine analogues, but the enlargement of ring size to diazacycloheptane lowered the activity. Substitution of 1,3-diazacyclohexane or imidazolidine rings was not generally favourable for the activity, but the unsubstituted 1,3-diazacyclohexane analogue showed the highest binding activity. Ring substitutions and ring enlargement decreased the activity 100-30,000-fold.     

基于分子对接的新型复合物III抑制剂的虚拟筛选

为了发现更卓越的复合物III抑制剂,采用多级递进式筛选法,从Specs数据库中筛选出14个化合物,采用菌丝生长速率法进行了离体抑菌活性测定。结果表明:14个化合物在50 μg/mL下对油菜菌核病菌、立枯丝核菌、番茄晚疫病菌、棉花枯萎病菌和番茄灰霉病菌均有一定的抑制效果,其中化合物 9 对5种病原菌的EC₅₀值分别为8.42、74.89、80.64、96.17和32.94 μg/mL,总体活性优于嘧菌酯。为了揭示其内在作用机制,采用分子对接和分子动力学模拟进行了研究,结果发现:化合物 9 和嘧菌酯在活性位点有相似的结合构象,并均与氨基酸残基Glu (C271) 生成了氢键。化合物 9 的发现对新型复合物III抑制剂的开发提供了重要的理论基础和实验依据。     

含稠杂环结构的螺环丁烯内酯类化合物的合成及杀菌活性

为了发现更高杀菌活性的螺环丁烯内酯类化合物并分析该类化合物的构效关系，设计并合成了一系列未见文献报道的含咪唑并噻唑、咪唑并噻嗪和咪唑并噻嗪酮等稠杂环结构的螺环丁烯内酯类化合物，其结构通过核磁共振氢谱 (1H NMR)、碳谱 (13C NMR)及高分辨质谱 (HRMS)确证。离体杀菌活性测试结果表明，化合物 5f 和 6f 对油菜菌核病菌的EC₅₀值分别为33.2和29.8 mg/L，优于对照药剂咪唑菌酮(46.8 mg/L)，化合物 7b 和 7e 对辣椒疫霉的EC₅₀值分别为45.8和43.5 mg/L，优于咪唑菌酮(50.7 mg/L)，与先导化合物相比，其杀菌活性高于2-甲硫基衍生物，低于2-芳氨基衍生物，表明稠杂环的引入可以提高化合物的杀菌活性，而结构中的NH片段对杀菌活性具有关键作用。     

New chlorinated juvenile hormone analogues and their biological activity

In the search for new juvenile hormone analogues (JHAs), a general approach was chosen based on the substitution of the isoprene unit, that carries the epoxy function in the natural hormone JHIII, by 3,3,3-trichloropropyl, 2,2-dichlorocyclopropyl- methyl, 3,3-dichloroallyl, or 3-chloroprop-2-ynyl groups. Accordingly, several terpenoid aromatic JHAs were prepared with, or without, oxygen atoms in the aliphatic chain. Structure-biological activity relationships of the most active compounds toward the yellow mealworm (Tenebrio molitor) and the large cabbage white butterfly (Pieris brassicae) are given. With a view to preparing synthetically accessible analogues, some alkyl phenyl ethers were also made, which were not branched in the aliphatic chain and were related terminally to the most active compounds. They were only moderately active against insects when tested for morphogenetic activity, but exhibited a good field persistence. The occurrence of a moderate acaricidal activity among these analogues prompted the examination of several 1,4-disubstituted-phenyl derivatives. The ovicidal effectiveness of these products against a susceptible strain of the two-spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae, was ten or 100 times higher than that of the well known and highly potent JHAs.     

三氟羧草醚类似物的合成及除草活性

以2,5-二羟基苯甲酸甲酯和三氟羧草醚为起始原料,设计合成了3个系列20个新的三氟羧草醚类似物,通过核磁共振氢谱、碳谱对其结构进行了表征。分别采用小杯法和室内盆栽法测定了目标化合物的除草活性。结果表明,化合物 III-02 [5-(2-氯-4-三氟甲基苯氧基)-2-硝基苯甲酸-(6-甲基苯并噻唑-2-基)酯]对单子叶杂草的除草活性明显高于对照药剂三氟羧草醚,其对稗草Echinochloa crusgalli和马唐Digitaria sanguinalis根茎生长的EC₅₀值分别为2.03、0.93 μg/mL和1.49、0.52 μg/mL;在有效成分100 g/hm2的施药剂量下,化合物 III-02 对单子叶杂草稗草、马唐及狗尾草Setaria viridis的防治效果均在85%以上,明显高于三氟羧草醚,对阔叶杂草马齿苋Portulaca oleracea、反枝苋Amaranthus retroflexus及苘麻Abutilon theophrasti的防治效果可达100%。初步构效关系表明,2-硝基苯甲酰衍生物的除草活性明显优于其2-甲氧基衍生物,三氟羧草醚苯甲酸酯衍生物对单子叶杂草的除草活性明显高于其苯甲酰胺衍生物。     

Synthesis and insecticidal activity of benzoheterocyclic analogues of N'-benzoyl-N-(tert-butyl)benzohydrazide: Part 3. Modification of N-tert-butylhydrazine moiety

Nineteen analogues were synthesized by modifying the tert-butylhydrazine moieties of N'-tert-butyl-N'-(3,5-dimethylbenzoyl)-5-methyl-2,3-dihydro-1,4-benzodioxine-6-carbohydrazide and N'-tert-butyl-N'-(3,5-dimethylbenzoyl)-5-methylchromane-6-carbohydrazide (chromafenozide), and the synthesized analogues were evaluated for their insecticidal activity against Spodoptera litura F. While all of the synthesized analogues had insecticidal activity inferior to those of the lead compounds, several of the analogues nonetheless showed high insecticidal activity. Chromafenozide has shown very high selectivity toward lepidopteran species.     

胡桃醌及其衍生物5,8-二羟基-1,4-萘醌抑菌活性研究

以红景天立枯病菌(Rhizoctonia solani Kühn)等12种病原真菌为供试靶标,测试了胡桃醌(5-羟基-1,4-萘醌)及其衍生物5,8-二羟基-1,4-萘醌的抑菌活性。结果表明:两者对丝核菌属病原真菌菌丝生长的抑制作用大于镰刀属,对3种丝核菌属病原真菌的EC₅₀分别为10.63～15.88mg/L、9.79～14.69mg/L;两者对玉米小斑病菌孢子萌发的抑制作用最高,在12.5mg/L时,抑制率均达到60%以上;在50mg/L时,对镰刀属4种病原真菌孢子萌发抑制率均达到60%。     

Mode of action and pesticidal activity of the natural product dunnione and of some analogues

This paper reports the investigation of the insecticidal and fungicidal activity of dunnione, a natural product obtained inadvertently as a by-product of a synthesis programme. Dunnione exhibits no insecticidal activity but has an unusually broad spectrum of antifungal activity. In vitro and in vivo (preventative) activities were comparable to those of several long-established fungicides (eg carbendazim). However, in whole-plant assays, its eradicant activity was unexpectedly low, probably due to poor dose-transfer from leaf surface to fungus. The level of residual activity appears to be influenced by the formulation. Finally, its potential as a lead structure was assessed, and several analogues synthesised which exhibited high activity in the in vitro assays. Mode-of-action studies revealed that dunnione exerts its action primarily through initiation of redox cycling. This contrasts to the activity of BTG 505, the biochemical/chemical precursor, which does not initiate redox cycling but instead exhibits both insecticidal and fungicidal activity by inhibiting mitochondrial Complex III.     

The fungicidal activity of substituted 1,4-naphthoquinones. Part III: Amino,anilino and acylamino derivatives

A variety of 2-amino-, 2-anilino- and 2-acylamino-1, 4-naphthoquinones, with hydrogen, chlorine, alkoxy, phenoxy, methylthio or phenylthio as the 3-substituent, have been synthesised and assayed against Botrytis cinerea, Cladosporium fulvum and Venturia inaequalis. With few exceptions, only the 2-acylamino compounds possessed appreciable fungicidal activity: this was of a high order in the cases of 2-prop-ionamido-, 2-N-methylacetamido-3-methylthio-, and 3-methoxy-2-N-methylacetamido-1, 4-naphthoquinones.     

氯康唑类似物的合成及抑菌活性

为了发现更多抑菌活性优于抗菌药物盐酸氯康唑的化合物,在盐酸氯康唑的结构基础上,设计、合成了其类似物,并进行了抑菌活性测定。以芝麻酚为原料,经过酰化、1,2,4-三氮唑基团的引入以及醚化3步反应,合成了19个新型氯康唑类似物4a~4s。所有目标化合物的结构均经过1H NMR、13C NMR和ESI-MS等确认。采用抑制菌丝生长速率法测定了目标化合物对水稻稻瘟病菌、番茄早疫病菌、马铃薯干腐病菌、玉米弯孢病菌、烟草赤星病菌、小麦赤霉病菌和棉花枯萎病菌7种植物源病原真菌的抑制活性,并进一步测定了部分化合物的EC50值。结果显示,在50 μg/mL时,大多数目标化合物对供试菌株表现出不同程度的抑制作用。其中,化合物4d和4m对番茄早疫病菌的EC50值分别为6.28和4.61 μg/mL,4m对烟草赤星病菌的EC50值3.58 μg/mL,与对照药剂腈菌唑（对番茄早疫病菌和烟草赤星病菌的EC50值分别为1.63和1.05 μg/mL）在同一数量级,具有开发为新型抗菌药物的潜能。     

AKD-2023: A novel miticide. Biological activity and mode of action

AKD-2023, 3-dodecyl-1,4-dihydro-1,4-dioxo-2-naphthyl acetate (proposed common name acequinocyl) is a novel miticide now under commercial development. It has outstanding miticidal activity against economically important spider mites with the new mode of action of inhibition of mitochondrial electron transfer at complex III.     

The antifungal activity of some sulphonyl derivatives of isoxazole,pyrazole, thiazole and thiophene

Fifty-three heterocyclic sulphonyl derivatives including eight sulphonamides, three sulphonyl azides, nine sulphonohydrazides and twenty sulphonohydrazones of substituted thiophenes, and a smaller range of analogous isoxazoles pryazoles and thiazoles, were tested as potential fungicides in a simple screening procedure against Mucor mucedo, Septoria nodorum, Trichoderma viride, Chaetomium globosum and Aspergillus niger. Several thiophene-2-sulphonyl based compounds exhibited a high level of antifungal activity at 100 mg litre^?1 against the five test species, especially the mono-halogen-substituted sulphonamides and sulphonohydrazines, in which a single chlorine or bromine atom was substituted in the para position of an attached phenyl ring. The most active compound, against all five species of fungus was N-(4-chlorophenyl)-N-(trichloromethylthio) thiophene-2-sulphonamide which had average MIC₅₀ and MIC₁₀₀ values of 86 and 180 μmol respectively. (MIC₅₀ and MIC₁₀₀ values are, respectively, the concentrations required to inhibit fungal growth by 50% and to inhibit it totally.) In general, the isoxazole analogues of the thiophene-2-sulphonyl compounds exhibited a much lower fungitoxic activity, whilst the pyrazole and thiazole based compounds had little or no activity. Compared with the other results, the considerable activity shown by 4-[2′-(3,4-dichlorobenzylidene)hydrazinosulphonyl]thiophene-2-carboxylic acid was unexpected.     

新型4(3H)-喹唑啉酮席夫碱衍生物的合成及抗烟草花叶病毒活性

合成了一系列含席夫碱的4（3H）-喹唑啉酮衍生物,并采用半叶枯斑法测试了目标化合物抗烟草花叶病毒活性。结果表明:目标化合物在500 μg/mL下对烟草花叶病毒的治疗活性为40.4%~53.1%,保护活性为51.2%~72.6%,钝化活性为46.0%~90.7%,其中,化合物3d的保护活性较好,有效抑制中浓度（EC50）值为203.89 μg/mL,略优于商业化抗病毒剂宁南霉素（EC50值214.90 μg/mL）。初步构效关系结果表明:在苯环的R1及R2位上引入吸电子基团有利于活性的提高。本研究结果表明,含席夫碱的4（3H）-喹唑啉酮衍生物能较好地控制烟草花叶病毒。     

Biological evaluation of neopeptins isolated from a Streptomyces strain

BACKGROUND: Microbial secondary metabolites are a rich source of antifungal agents and have merit as alternatives to synthetic fungicides. To develop disease control agents against powdery mildew, the lipopeptide antibiotic neopeptins were identified from the culture broth of a Streptomyces sp., and in vivo control efficacy of the compounds was evaluated on cucumber plants under glasshouse conditions. RESULTS: The Streptomyces sp. KNF2047 antagonistic against powdery mildew development in cucumber plants was isolated from a soil sample. Antifungal compounds were purified from the culture broth and identified as neopeptin A and B. In vitro microtitre assays revealed the inhibitory activities of the compounds in the range 128-512 microg mL(-1) against the mycelial growth of Alternaria mali, Botrytis cinerea, Cladosporium cucumerinum, Colletotrichum lagenarium, Didimella bryoniae and Magnaporthe grisea. Although neither compound showed remarkable in vitro antifungal activity against other plant pathogenic fungi, a mixture of neopeptins (484 mg of neopeptin A and 290 mg of neopeptin B per gram of partially purified powder) showed potent protective and curative activity against cucumber powdery mildew in vivo. The disease control activity of the neopeptins at a concentration of 2.4 mg L(-1) was 92.1%, which was similar to that of the commercial fungicide fenarimol (89.3% at 63 mg L(-1)) and that of the commercial biocontrol agent Actinovate (67.4% at 2 x 10(7) cfu L(-1)). CONCLUSION: Neopeptin mixtures isolated from Streptomyces sp. KNF2047 showed potent disease control activity against powdery mildew development on cucumber plants. .