Effects of organosilicon pyrethroid‐like insecticides on nerve preparations of American cockroaches and crayfish

Quaternary organosilicon pyrethroid‐like ethers (five compounds) and alkanes (three compounds) were used for neurophysiological tests. Their activities in inducing repetitive firing in the central nervous cord of the American cockroach (Periplaneta americana) were evaluated by an extra‐cellular recording method. The ethers were more active than the corresponding alkanes. The ability of the compounds to cause conduction blockage was also measured using the same nerve preparations, but the effects were too weak to allow definitive activity values to be determined. The compounds prolonged the sodium tail‐current in the crayfish giant axon under voltage clamp conditions. The rate of decay of the tail‐current changed in parallel with the reported insecticidal activity against P americana. These findings indicated that tail‐current activity was the most useful nerve parameter in predicting insecticidal activity. Regression analysis of the numerical data together with those reported for other alkanes revealed that the higher the tail‐current activity, the higher the insecticidal activity when a structural feature and the hydrophobicity were considered separately. The insecticidal activity of the ethers was about seven‐fold higher than that of the alkanes with equivalent tail‐current activity and hydrophobicity. Variations in insecticidal activity were parabolically correlated with the hydrophobicity [(log P)_opt = 9.1] when other factors were similar. © 2001 Society of Chemical Industry     

Milling effect on the control efficacy of spray-dried Bacillus thuringiensis technical powder against diamondback moths

BACKGROUND: The relationship between the particle size of spray‐dried Bacillus thuringiensis NT0423 technical powder and its insecticidal activity against diamondback moth was investigated in laboratory and glasshouse conditions. A variety of sizes of Bt particles were made by homogenisation, followed by pilot‐scale milling to optimise further the current Bt formulation process. RESULTS: In laboratory conditions, homogenised Bt suspension with smaller particles had higher control efficacy against diamondback moth. However, in glasshouse conditions, the smallest particle treatment did not follow the size‐dependent insecticidal activity, rather showing decreased control efficacy. Secondly, air‐jet‐milled Bt powder (16.9 µm) had higher control efficacy than hammer‐milled Bt powder (35.1 µm) in glasshouse conditions. However, double air‐jet milling (5.3 µm) had lower control efficacy compared with one‐time milling. CONCLUSION: These results suggest that NT0423 technical powder with smaller particles is better in controlling diamondback moths, but excessively small particles (<10 µm) possibly reduce the insecticidal activity. Copyright © 2012 Society of Chemical Industry     

Structural effects of dinotefuran and analogues in insecticidal and neural activities

The insecticidal potencies of dinotefuran and analogues against the adult male American cockroach, Periplaneta americana (L) were measured by injection with or without metabolic inhibitors. The potency of dinotefuran was close to those of clothianidin and imidacloprid under the conditions used. The nerve-excitatory and nerve-blocking activities were measured with central nerve cords of P americana. The nerve-excitatory activity of dinotefuran was lower than that of imidacloprid, but was comparable with that of clothianidin. The nerve-blocking activity of dinotefuran was comparable with that of imidacloprid and slightly higher than that of clothianidin. Quantitative analyses showed that variations in the insecticidal activity were better correlated with variations in the nerve-blocking activity than with those in the nerve-excitatory activity when the contribution of the hydrophobic factor was allowed for.     

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.     

类钙粘蛋白对Cry3A毒素杀虫活性的影响

将克隆的黄粉虫类钙粘蛋白基因片段在大肠杆菌中表达纯化,并分析其对Cry3A毒素杀虫活性的影响,从而探讨黄粉虫类钙粘蛋白对Cry3A毒素杀虫活性的增效作用。黄粉虫类钙粘蛋白基因片段在大肠杆菌中表达产物为包涵体,经尿素变性后,用亲和纯化法可得到较纯的重组蛋白;随着类钙粘蛋白片段与Cry3A质量比值的升高,Cry3A毒素对黄粉虫的杀虫活性也逐步提高,当其比值为1时,活性达到最大,提高了2.5倍,而黄粉虫类钙粘蛋白片段对Cry3Am的杀虫活性却没有显著性影响。研究表明,黄粉虫类钙粘蛋白对Cry3A毒素的杀虫活性具有增效作用。     

对半翅目害虫具有活性的Bt杀虫蛋白研究进展

半翅目害虫寄主范围广、危害时间长, 给我国农林业生产带来了严重的经济损失。应用有效的绿色防控手段替代化学杀虫剂防治半翅目害虫, 对于保障粮食安全生产、保护动物及人类生命健康、维护生态平衡具有重要意义。苏云金芽胞杆菌Bacillus thuringiensis产生的杀虫蛋白对多种害虫展现出高效特异的杀虫活性, 对非靶标生物安全, 为全球农业、林业和卫生害虫的绿色防控做出了突出贡献。本文综述了我国农林业中重要的半翅目害虫种类、危害特点及主要防治手段, 重点归纳了Bt杀虫蛋白对半翅目害虫的杀虫活性研究进展以及挖掘具有半翅目杀虫活性的Bt杀虫蛋白基础, 并针对Bt杀虫蛋白在半翅目害虫绿色防控方面的应用提出了建议。     

Quantitative structure-activity studies of pyrethroids: 12. Physicochemical substituent effects of meta-phenoxybenzyl α,α-disubstituted acetates on insecticidal activity

The insecticidal activity of a series of m-phenobenzyl esters of iso-valeric and tert-butylacetic acids, the α-position of which was substituted with one of alkyl, alkoxyalkyl, alkoxy, benzyl, phenyl, phenoxy, and anilino groups, was measured by injection into American cockroaches under synergistic conditions to suppress possible oxidative and hydrolytic metabolism. Their neuroexcitatory activity on nerve preparations excised from the cockroaches was measured by an extracellular recording technique. The activities of the analogous esters of cyclopropanecarboxylic acids with a substituted vinyl side chain were also measured. The insecticidal activity was quantitatively analyzed with physicochemical parameters for the α-substituent or its counterpart of the acid moiety. Variations in the activity were related parabolically to both the hydrophobicity and the length of the substituent. The activity of compounds, the α-substituent of which is either a substituted phenyl or a phenoxy group, was about 10 times that of compounds with “physicochemically equipvalent” aliphatic substituents. α-Substitution with ring-substituted anilino groups, but not with N-methyl groups, enhanced the activity about 25 times, but the vinylcyclopropane structure raised the activity to about 60 times that of physicochemically equivalent aliphatic noncyclopropane substituents. Variations in the insecticidal activity were closely related to those in the neuroexcitatory activity when hydrophobic and steric factors were separated. The steric factor in addition to the hydrophobicity seemed to be important in the transport process.     

Synthesis of novel derivatives of camptothecin as potential insecticides

In an attempt to find the biorational pesticides, a series of novel camptothecin derivatives were synthesized via a simple modification of the carbodiimide method using the combination of scandium triflate (Sc(OTf)₃) and 4-dimethylaminopyridine (DMAP), and their structures were identified by IR, ESR, HRMS and ¹H NMR. Their antifeedant effect and insecticidal activity against third-instar larva of Mythimna separate were examined. The results of preliminary bioassays showed that these compounds exhibited less potent antifeedant activity than camptothecin. Also, all of these derivatives of camptothecin showed delayed insecticidal activity, which differs from traditional neurotoxic insecticides. The results suggested that 20-hydroxyl group in the camptothecin derivatives is essential to keep the insecticidal activity and nature of the substitutes has a major impact on insecticidal activity of these compounds.     

Engineering of Bacillus thuringiensis insecticidal proteins

Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) has been used as sprayable pesticides for many decades. Bt strains utilized in these products produce multiple insecticidal proteins to complement a narrow insect specificity of each protein. In the late 1990s, genes encoding Bt insecticidal proteins were expressed in crop plants such as cotton and corn to protect these crops from insect damage. The first Bt protein used in transgenic cotton was Cry1Ac to control Heliothis virescens (tobacco budworm). Cry1Ab was applied to corn to control Ostrinia nubilalis (European corn borer). Since these insects have developed resistance to Cry1Ac and Cry1Ab, new Bt proteins are required to overcome the resistance. In order to protect corn furthermore, it is desired to control Diabrotica virgifera (Western corn rootworm), Helicoverpa zea (corn earworm) and Spodoptera frugiperda (fall armyworm). Recently, many new Bt insecticidal proteins have been discovered, but most of them require protein engineering to meet the high activity standard for commercialization. The engineering process for higher activity necessary for Bt crops is called optimization. The seed industry has been optimizing Bt insecticidal proteins to improve their insecticidal activity. In this review, several optimization projects, which have led to substantial activity increases of Bt insecticidal proteins, are described.     

Insecticidal and binding activities of N3-substituted imidacloprid derivatives against the housefly Musca domestica and the alpha-bungarotoxin binding sites of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors

N3-substituted imidacloprid congeners containing C1-C6 alkyl groups or various analogous groups, and their corresponding nitromethylene analogues, were used in this study. Their insecticidal activity against the housefly, Musca domestica, and their binding activity toward the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor were determined. The insecticidal test was conducted using the synergists piperonyl butoxide and propargyl propyl phenylphosphonate. The binding assay was performed with housefly head membrane preparations using radio-labelled alpha-bungarotoxin. Both insecticidal and binding activities were drastically lowered by the introduction of alkyl/allyl groups at the imidazolidine NH sites of both nitroimino and nitromethylene compounds. The binding activity of N3-substituted nitromethylene analogues was much higher than that of the corresponding nitroimino analogues. However, the insecticidal activity of both series of compounds with a given substituent was nearly identical. The insecticidal activity correlated positively with the binding activity after taking into account the structural difference of the nitroimino and nitromethylene moieties and a structural feature of the N3-substituents.     

松油烯-4-醇对淡色库蚊的熏蒸毒力及对其Na+ ,K+ -ATP酶的抑制作用

为进一步探讨杀虫植物砂地柏Sabina vulgaris Ant.精油中主要杀虫活性成分—松油烯-4-醇(terpinen-4-ol)对卫生害虫的生物活性,测定了该物质对淡色库蚊Culex pipiens Pallens及其Na+,K+-ATP酶活性的影响。结果表明:松油烯-4-醇对淡色库蚊具有较强的熏蒸作用,其LC50值为6.79 mg/L, 在LC80剂量下其击倒中时(KT50)为6.92 min;淡色库蚊Na+,K+-ATP酶活性测定的最佳反应条件为pH值7.42、温度35.5℃、底物浓度0.7 mmol/L;离体和活体情况下,松油烯-4-醇均可显著抑制淡色库蚊Na+,K+-ATP酶的活性,其I50值为32.02 μg/mL。Na+,K+-ATP酶可能是松油烯-4-醇对淡色库蚊的杀虫作用靶标。     

苏云金芽胞杆菌Vip3Aa11蛋白C端点突变对其杀虫活性的影响

为研究Vip3Aa11羧基端对其杀虫活性和敏感性的影响,本研究利用定点突变技术构建了Vip3Aa11的3个突变体S543N、D547E和T681V。经SDS-PAGE分析证实3个突变体蛋白均能在大肠杆菌中表达分子量约88 kD的目的蛋白,生物活性测定显示,与Vip3Aa11相比,突变体S543N对甜菜夜蛾Helicoverpa armigera的杀虫活性提高了5倍。突变体D547E对甜菜夜蛾杀虫活性显著降低。突变体S543N、D547E和T681V对棉铃虫Spodoptera exigua的杀虫活性无明显变化。说明Vip3Aa11 C端部分氨基酸的定点突变对其杀虫活性有影响,且对不同害虫的杀虫活性变化趋势不同。本研究比较了Vip3Aa11蛋白与突变蛋白之间杀虫活性的差异,为研究Vip3Aa类蛋白的结构和机理奠定基础。     

Insecticidal activity of deoxypodophyllotoxin, isolated from Juniperus sabina L, and related lignans against larvae of Pieris rapae L

In the course of screening for naturally occurring insecticides from plants from the northwestern part of China, a petroleum ether extract of Juniperus sabina L was found to show insecticidal activity against fifth-instar larvae of Pieris rapae L. From the extract, an insecticidal compound was isolated by bioassay-guided fractionation. The compound was identified as deoxypodophyllotoxin (1) by comparison of its spectroscopic characteristics with literature data. In bioassays, 1 showed antifeedant activity against fifth-instar larvae of P rapae at 0.05-1.00 g litre(-1) and its AFC50 (concentration for 50% antifeedant activity) values at 12 and 48h were 0.170 and 0.060 g litre(-1), respectively. In that concentration range, all treated insects died within 48 h after treatment and compound 1 showed delayed insecticidal activity. At 0.015-0.100 g litre(-1), 1 showed insecticidal activity, with an LC50 of 0.020 g litre(-1). The related compound deoxypicropodophyllotoxin (2), however, showed lower antifeedant and insecticidal activities than 1 in bioassay. This indicated that the trans-lactone ring is an important moiety for enhancing activity in these compounds. Comparison of the insecticidal activities of 1 and another related compound, podophyllotoxin (3), suggested that varying the substituent at C-4 is an exciting possibility for synthesizing more potent analogues.     

苦参杀虫抑菌活性成分研究

苦参(SophoraflavescensAit)为豆科槐属灌木,分布广泛,是我国历史悠久的传统药物之一,主要功效清热、杀虫、利尿、祛湿[1]。苦参在农业上的应用,近几年引起人们的重视,有1.1%苦参碱醇溶液等几个产品获得登记。但多数研究只是停留在苦参的粗提物直接用于病虫害防治上,对苦参的生物活性与其成分的联系研究甚少。本文以生物活性追踪试验为指导,从苦参提取物中分离到2个主要杀虫抑菌活性化合物,参考文献报道的波谱数据,确定其结构分别为苦参酮(Kurarinone)(I)和槐属二氢黄酮G(SophoraflavanoneG)(II)。I　R=OCH3　　II　R=H1　结果与讨…     

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.     

嘧啶酮类衍生物的合成及杀虫活性

为了创制高效广谱的绿色杀虫剂,以(E)-4,5-二氢-6-甲基-4-(3-吡啶亚甲基氨基)-1,2,4-三嗪-3(2H)-酮(吡蚜酮)为先导,用带有不同电荷密度的五元、六元取代苯环或杂环取代其结构中的吡啶环部分,合成了10个全新的嘧啶酮类衍生物,特别对其中所包含的三嗪环和二氢喹唑啉酮合成部分进行了重点研究。所有目标化合物的结构均经过核磁共振氢谱、高分辨质谱及红外光谱的确认。初步杀虫活性测试结果表明,目标化合物对蚜虫Aphis craccivora未表现出明显的杀虫活性,初步暗示了先导化合物吡蚜酮结构中所含的吡啶环部分可能对其杀虫活性起了重要作用。     

转Bt 基因抗虫玉米对棉铃虫杀虫活性的初步评价

国内外在转 Bt基因抗虫作物的研究和应用上已取得重大进展 ,其中 Bt抗虫棉已在美国、澳大利亚、中国等进入商品化应用阶段 ,近年来种植面积增长很快 ,并取得了显著的经济、生态和社会效益。 1 997年下半年 ,我国农业部分别批准了孟山都公司申报的保铃棉○R在河北省商业化生产和 Bt玉米在我国多省份的田间种植。其中保铃棉 ○R已由河北省定名为新棉 33B,1 998年在全省实际种植了近 1 0万 hm2 ,1 999年的种植面积已达 1 5万 hm2 。我国自主研制的 Bt抗虫棉也于 1 998年开始商品化应用 ,当年种植面积即达 1 0万 hm2以上 ,1 999年推广总面积…     

Insecticidal activity of 3-isoxazolyl methanesulfonates and related compounds

Various methanesulfonates, notably of 3-isoxazolols, exhibit interesting insecticidal activity, especially against Musca domestica and Locusta migratoria. Although the symptoms of poisoning are very similar to those caused by parathion, no correlation between in-vitro inhibition of acetylcholinesterase and insecticidal activity was observed. This is also true for several methanesulfonates of hydroxy-heterocycles and phenols included in this study for comparison.     

不同条件下转cry1Ab基因玉米植株残体中杀虫蛋白降解动态

为明确转cry1Ab基因玉米植株残体中Cry1Ab杀虫蛋白在不同条件下的降解动态,选取转cry1Ab基因玉米MON810和Bt11,采用ELISA方法测定4种条件下秸秆中Cry1Ab杀虫蛋白的残留量。结果表明,在不同条件、不同取样时间,2种玉米秸秆中Cry1Ab杀虫蛋白的残留量差异显著;整株秸秆中的Cry1Ab杀虫蛋白降解速度比粉碎后的慢;秸秆粉碎埋入土壤后播种冬小麦,玉米秸秆中Cry1Ab杀虫蛋白降解速度最快,且可完全降解;在不同条件下,MON810玉米秸秆中Cry1Ab杀虫蛋白的降解速度比Bt11玉米慢,MON810和Bt11玉米秸秆中Cry1Ab杀虫蛋白的DT50分别为10.2~207.8、13.6~124.0 d,DT90分别为185.1~368.3、45.2~224.0 d。研究表明,在不同条件下MON810和Bt11玉米秸秆中Cry1Ab杀虫蛋白的降解速度不同,依次为秸秆粉碎后埋在土壤后种植冬小麦秸秆粉碎埋在玉米田土壤中秸秆粉碎后放在地表整株秸秆放在地表。     

苏云金芽孢杆菌营养期杀虫蛋白Vips研究进展

苏云金芽孢杆菌Bt营养期杀虫蛋白Vips主要分为Vip1、Vip2和Vip33种。Vip1和Vip2构成二元毒素,对叶甲科昆虫具有特异杀虫活性。Vip3对鳞翅目昆虫具有广谱杀虫活性,该蛋白广泛存在于Bt中,与已知杀虫晶体蛋白ICPs没有序列相似性。Vip3通过诱发细胞凋亡,最终导致昆虫死亡,这与Btδ-内毒素的作用机理完全不同,Vips的发现对于Bt的进一步开发利用具有重要意义。本文主要对营养期杀虫蛋白Vips的分布、特性、作用机制及应用等进行报道。