Bahiagrass,Corn, Cotton Rotations,and Pesticides for Managing Nematodes,Diseases, and Insects on Peanut

Florunner peanut was grown after 1 and 2 years of Tifton 9 bahiagrass, corn, cotton, and continuous peanut as whole-plots. Pesticide treatments aldicarb (3.4 kg a.i./ha), flutolanil (1.7 kg a.i./ha), aldicarb + flutolanil, and untreated (control) were sub-plots. Numbers of Meloidogyne arenaria second-stage juveniles in the soil and root-gall indices of peanut at harvest were consistently lower in plots treated with aldicarb and aldicarb + flutolanil than in flutolanil-treated and untreated plots. Percentages of peanut leaflets damaged by thrips and leafhoppers were consistently greater in flutolaniltreated and untreated plots than in plots treated with aldicarb or aldicarb + flutolanil but not affected by cropping sequences. Incidence of southern stem rot was moderate to high for all chemical treatments except those that included flutolanil. Stem rot loci were low in peanut following 2 years of bahiagrass, intermediate following 2 years of corn or cotton, and highest in continuous peanut. Rhizoctonia limb rot was more severe in the peanut monoculture than in peanut following 2 years of bahiagrass, corn, or cotton. Flutolanil alone or combined with aldicarb suppressed limb rot compared with aldicarb-treated and untreated plots. Peanut pod yields were 4,186 kg/ha from aldicarb + flutolanil-treated plots, 3,627 kg/ha from aldicarb-treated plots, 3,426 kg/ha from flutolanil-treated plots, and 3,056 kg/ha from untreated plots. Yields of peanut following 2 years of bahiagrass, corn, and cotton were 29% to 33% higher than yield of monocultured peanut.     

Design and synthesis of new triazoles linked to xanthotoxin for potent and highly selective anti-gastric cancer agents

Two series of xanthotoxin-triazole derivatives were designed, synthesized, and studied for their antiproliferative properties. The in vitro cytotoxicity of the compounds in the AGS cancer cell line and the L02 normal cell line was evaluated via MTT assay. Among the synthesized compounds, 9-((1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-1H-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)methoxy)-7H-furo[3,2-g]chromen-7-one (6p) was found to have the greatest antiproliferative activity against AGS cells (IC₅₀ = 7.5 μM) and showed better activity than the lead compound (xanthotoxin, IC₅₀ > 100 μM) and the reference drug (5-fluorouracil, IC₅₀ = 29.6 μM) did. The IC₅₀ value of 6p in L02 cells was 13.3 times higher than that in the AGS cells. Therefore, the compound exhibited better therapeutic activity and specificity compared with the positive control 5-fluorouracil. Cell cycle analysis revealed that compound 6p inhibited cell growth via the induction of S/G2 phase arrest in AGS cells. Compound 6p was identified as a promising lead compound for the further development and identification of 1,2,3-triazole-based anticancer agents.     

Characterization of Pythium spp. associated with root rot of tobacco seedlings produced using the float tray system in Zimbabwe

The study was undertaken to identify and characterize Pythium isolates associated with root rot disease of tobacco seedlings as a first step towards developing management strategies for the pathogen. A total of 85 Pythium isolates were collected from diseased tobacco seedlings during 2015–2016 tobacco growing season. The isolates were identified to species level using sequencing of the internal transcribed spacer region. Thereafter, a subset of the isolates was tested for sensitivity to the commonly used fungicides, metalaxyl, azoxystrobin and a combination of fenamidone/propamocarbby growing isolates on Potato Dextrose Agar plates amended with the fungicides. The sequence analysis of the ITS‐rDNA identified Pythium myriotylum as the dominant Pythium species associated with the root rot of tobacco seedlings in Zimbabwe. Pythium aphanidermatum and P. insidiosum were also identified albeit at lower frequencies. Phylogenetic analyses of the ITS region of the P. myriotylum isolates showed little sequence diversity giving rise to one distinct clade. The fungicide sensitivity tests showed that metalaxyl provided the best control of P. myriotylum in vitro, as compared to other fungicides. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first comprehensive study to determine and characterize Pythium species associated with root rot of tobacco in the float seedling production system in Zimbabwe.     

Discovery of novel 2-substituted-4-(2-fluorophenoxy) pyridine derivatives possessing pyrazolone and triazole moieties as dual c-Met/VEGFR-2 receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors

In our efforts to develop novel dual c-Met/VEGFR-2 inhibitors as potential anticancer agents, a series of 2-substituted-4-(2-fluorophenoxy) pyridine derivatives bearing pyrazolone scaffold were designed and synthesized. The cell proliferation assay in vitro demonstrated that most target compounds had inhibition potency on both c-Met and VEGFR-2, especially compound 9h, 12b and 12d. Based on the further enzyme assay in vitro, compound 12d was considered as the most promising one, the IC₅₀ values of which were 0.11 μM and 0.19 μM for c-Met and VEGFR-2, respectively. Further molecular docking studies suggested a common mode of interaction at the ATP-binding site of c-Met and VEGFR-2, indicating that 12d was a potential compound for cancer therapy deserving further study.     

Synthesis,in vitro evaluation and molecular docking studies of novel amide linked triazolyl glycoconjugates as new inhibitors of α-glucosidase

A series of N-substituted amide linked triazolyl β-d-glucopyranoside derivatives (4a-l) were synthesized and their in vitro inhibitory activity against yeast α-glucosidase enzyme [EC.3.2.1.20] was assessed. Compounds 4e (IC₅₀ = 156.06 μM), 4f (IC₅₀ = 147.94 μM), 4k (IC₅₀ = 127.71 μM) and 4l (IC₅₀ = 121.33 μM) were identified as the most potent inhibitors for α-glucosidase as compared to acarbose (IC₅₀ = 130.98 μM) under the same in vitro experimental conditions. Kinetic study showed that both 4e and 4f inhibit the enzyme in a competitive manner with p-nitrophenyl α-d-glucopyranoside as substrate. Molecular docking studies of 4e, 4f, 4k and 4l were also carried out using homology model of α-glucosidase to find out the binding modes responsible for the inhibitory activity. This study revealed that the binding affinity of compounds 4e, 4f, 4k and 4l for α-glucosidase were −8.2, −8.6, −8.3 and −8.5 kcal/mol respectively, compared to that of acarbose (−8.9 kcal/mol). The results suggest that the N-substituted amide linked triazole glycoconjugates can reasonably mimic the substrates for the yeast α-glucosidase.     

灰霉病菌抗药位点及其分子检测方法研究进展

灰霉病由灰葡萄孢侵染所致,化学防治是目前最常用的治理方法,而随着杀菌剂的广泛使用,抗药菌株频繁出现。本文就近年来已研究报道的灰葡萄孢菌的抗药分子位点进行了系统总结,包括六大类杀菌剂,涉及5个基因;对灰霉病菌抗药位点的分子检测方法进行了综述,包括测序法、CAPS、ARMS、Tetra primer ARMS-PCR、AS real-time PCR、ASPPAA PCR和双杂交探针法,通过对不同检测方法进行比较分析,指出现有技术存在的问题并展望未来高通量的检测方法的发展方向。     

Silver (I) poly(1,2,4-triazolyl)borate complexes containing monodentate phosphane ligands

New silver (I) derivatives containing monodentate tertiary phosphanes and anionic poly(triazol-1-yl)borate ligands have been prepared from the reaction of AgNO₃ and PR₃ (R = Ph, Bn, o-tolyl, m-tolyl, p-tolyl) and potassium dihydrobis(1,2,4-triazolyl)borate, K[H₂B(tz)₂], or potassium hydrotris(1,2,4-triazolyl)borate, K[HB(tz)₃]; their solid state and solution properties have been investigated through analytical and spectroscopic measurements (IR, ¹H-, and ³¹P NMR). The ¹H- and ³¹P NMR solution spectra in some cases can be interpreted on the basis of a dissociation of [{H₂B(tz)₂}Ag(PR₃)₂] into [{H₂B(tz)₂}Ag(PR₃)] and PR₃. All the compounds are soluble in chlorinated solvents and are non-electrolytes in CH₂Cl₂ and acetone solutions. [{H₂B(tz)₂}Ag(PPh₃)₂] and [{H₂B(tz)₂}Ag{P(m-tolyl)₃}₂] are simple mononuclear arrays, the silver atoms lying in four-coordinate N₂AgP₂ environments. Owing to the presence of the methyl substituents on the phosphane ligand, the complex [{HB(tz)₃}Ag{P(o-tolyl)₃}], as expected, is mononuclear. In [{H₂B(tz)₂}Ag{P(p-tolyl)₃}], the silver environment is still four-coordinate but PAgN₃, utilizing the coordinating capability of one of the additional (‘exo’-) ring nitrogens not only to complete the four-coordinate array about the silver but, necessarily, to link successive asymmetric units into a single-stranded polymer.     

Triazole-fused sugars from nitroalkene-containing C-glycosides by a tandem 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition and intramolecular Michael addition

A synthetic method to triazole-fused sugars by treatment of nitroalkene-containing C-glycosides with sodium azide is described. Initial experiments conducted at room temperature gave only the 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition products. However, at elevated reaction temperature the tandem β-elimination/cycloaddition/Michael addition yielded 1,5-disubstituted triazole-fused sugars.     

拮抗木霉耐多菌灵菌株的筛选

该文进行了耐多菌灵生防木霉菌株的筛选和生防效果的测定研究。为获得对灰葡萄孢霉等病原菌有显著拮抗能力的耐多菌灵木霉菌株,通过含药平板诱导和紫外线诱变,获得5株耐药性菌株,在多菌灵2.0g/L浓度下生长较好,Ec50值提高了40多倍;抗性菌株在含药培养基上连续继代转移培养10次,抗性程度未见下降;经过平板对峙和活体拮抗性测定,确定T42-2为最佳拮抗性耐多菌灵菌株,其对黄瓜灰霉病的防效达92.13%,并且对多菌灵、速克灵和三唑铜存在交互抗性。     

华南地区瓜类疫霉对甲霜灵的田间抗药性

【目的】了解华南地区瓜类疫霉(Phytophthora melonis)对甲霜灵的田间抗药性。【方法】2007-2010年从广西、广东两省(区)9个市冬瓜和黄瓜产区采集疫病样品,分离纯化瓜类疫霉,分别采用菌落生长速率法和叶盘漂浮法测定瓜类疫霉对甲霜灵的敏感性,并用药剂驯化方法从敏感性菌株诱导瓜类疫霉抗甲霜灵突变体。【结果】从9个市24个样点共分离纯化获得193株瓜类疫霉,抗药性检测结果表明,敏感菌株、中等抗性菌株和抗性菌株分别占测试菌株的29.0%、18.1%和52.8%;不同地区、不同寄主分离的菌株的抗性频率和抗性水平差异较大,来源于广东的菌株抗性频率和抗性水平一般高于来源广西的菌株,分离自黄瓜的菌株高于分离自冬瓜的菌株,大部分样点抗性菌株占据优势群体,个别菌株的抗性指数高达4226.9,叶盘漂浮法测定结果和菌落生长速率法相似;在含药平板上对敏感菌株进行甲霜灵抗性诱导结果表明,从60%的敏感菌株中成功诱导出对甲霜灵抗性稳定的突变体,突变体的抗性水平为敏感性亲本的189-407倍;9株来源于未施用过甲霜灵等苯基酰胺类杀菌剂样点的菌株均为敏感性菌株,其EC50值为0.0429-0.5461μg/mL,将它们EC50的平均值0.3200±0.1617μg/mL确定为华南地区瓜类疫霉对甲霜灵的敏感性基线;对两个样点的监测结果表明,瓜类疫霉抗甲霜灵菌株的频率及抗性指数有逐年增高趋势。【结论】华南广西和广东两省(区)瓜类疫霉对甲霜灵抗性普遍发生,瓜类疫霉对甲霜灵抗药性产生与其和药剂的接触密切相关。瓜类疫霉敏感性基线的建立,可为今后瓜类疫霉抗甲霜灵的评价和进一步监测提供科学依据。