Recent advances in the natural products-based lead discovery for new agrochemicals

P Zhang, CB Duan, B **, AS Ali, X Han, H Zhang… - Advanced …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Crops will be harmed by fungi, pests and weeds during their growth. In the past half century,
scientists have conducted in-depth research on natural products extracted from …

Recent advances and outlook of benzopyran derivatives in the discovery of agricultural chemicals

X Liu, Y Zhang, Y Zou, C Yan… - Journal of Agricultural and …, 2024‏ - ACS Publications
Scaffold structures, new mechanisms of action, and targets present enormous challenges in
the discovery of novel pesticides. The discovery of new scaffolds is the basis for the …

[HTML][HTML] Screening of Tunisian plant extracts for herbicidal activity and formulation of a bioherbicide based on Cynara cardunculus

SB Kaab, IB Rebey, M Hanafi, KM Hammi… - South African Journal of …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
The need to reduce the use of chemical pesticides currently fosters great interest in eco-
friendly biological control agents. In addition, the isolation of plant allelopathic substances …

[HTML][HTML] PdI2-Based Catalysis for Carbonylation Reactions: A Personal Account

R Mancuso, N Della Ca', L Veltri, I Ziccarelli, B Gabriele - Catalysts, 2019‏ - mdpi.com
In this account, we review our efforts in the field of carbonylation reactions promoted by
palladium iodide-based catalysts, which have proven to be particularly efficient in diverse …

Novel R2R3 MYB transcription factors regulate anthocyanin synthesis in Aubergine tomato plants

J Menconi, P Perata, S Gonzali - BMC Plant Biology, 2023‏ - Springer
Background A high content in anthocyanins, for their health beneficial properties, represents
an added value for fruits and vegetables. Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) is one of the most …

[HTML][HTML] Investigating the phytotoxic potential of Carlina acaulis essential oil against the weed Bidens pilosa through a physiological and metabolomic approach

S Álvarez-Rodríguez, E Spinozzi… - Industrial Crops and …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Essential oils (EOs) are widely studied as possible candidates for new eco-friendly
herbicides for weed management due to their phytotoxicity. In this study we tested the …

Identification of novel plant cysteine oxidase inhibitors from a yeast chemical genetic screen

M Lavilla-Puerta, R Latter, F Bellè, T Cervelli… - Journal of Biological …, 2023‏ - jbc.org
Hypoxic responses in plants involve Plant Cysteine Oxidases (PCOs). They catalyze the N-
terminal cysteine oxidation of Ethylene Response Factors VII (ERF-VII) in an oxygen …

Rosmarinic acid induces programmed cell death in Arabidopsis seedlings through reactive oxygen species and mitochondrial dysfunction

F Araniti, A Costas-Gil, L Cabeiras-Freijanes, A Lupini… - PloS one, 2018‏ - journals.plos.org
Phytotoxic potential of rosmarinic acid (RA), a caffeic acid ester largely found in aromatic
species, was evaluated on Arabidopsis through metabolomic and microscopic approaches …

The mechanism of coumarin inhibits germination of ryegrass (Lolium perenne) and its application as coumarin–carbon dots nanocomposites

N Yang, X He, L Ran, F Yang, C Ma… - Pest Management …, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND As an important plant allelochemical, coumarin can effectively inhibit the
germination of various seeds. However, little is known about the inhibition mechanism of …

Auxin-like effects of the natural coumarin scopoletin on Arabidopsis cell structure and morphology

E Graña, A Costas-Gil, S Longueira, M Celeiro… - Journal of Plant …, 2017‏ - Elsevier
The mode of action and phytotoxic potential of scopoletin, a natural compound belonging to
the group of coumarins, has been evaluated in detail. Analysis conducted by light and …