Synthesis and Herbicidal Activity of New Hydrazide and Hydrazonoyl Derivatives

František Šeršeň, Fridrich Gregáň, Matúš Peško, Dana Dvoranová, Katarína Kráľová, Zuzana Matkovičová, Juraj Gregan, Jana Donovalová

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Abstract

Three new hydrazide and five new hydrazonoyl derivatives were synthesized. The chemical structures of these compounds were confirmed by 1H-NMR, IR spectroscopy and elemental analysis. The prepared compounds were tested for their activity to inhibit photosynthetic electron transport in spinach chloroplasts and growth of the green algae Chlorella vulgaris. IC50 values of these compounds varied in wide range, from a strong to no inhibitory effect. EPR spectroscopy showed that the active compounds interfered with intermediates Z•/D•, which are localized on the donor side of photosystem II. Fluorescence spectroscopy suggested that the mechanism of inhibitory action of the prepared compounds possibly involves interactions with aromatic amino acids present in photosynthetic proteins.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)14139-14154
Number of pages16
JournalMolecules
Volume20
Issue number8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 4 Aug 2015

Austrian Fields of Science 2012

  • 106002 Biochemistry
  • 106023 Molecular biology

Keywords

  • Chlorella
  • Chloroplasts
  • Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Electron Transport
  • Herbicides
  • Hydrazines
  • Hydrazones
  • Inhibitory Concentration 50
  • Photosynthesis
  • Spectrometry, Fluorescence
  • Spinacia oleracea
  • Journal Article
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • N′-[2,6-dinitro-4-[trifluoromethyl)phenyl]hydrazonoyl derivatives
  • Spinach chloroplasts
  • Green algae
  • N′-[2,6-dinitro-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]hydrazides
  • Photosynthesis inhibition

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