scholarly journals Synthesis and Antimycobacterial and Photosynthesis-Inhibiting Evaluation of 2-[(E)-2-Substituted-ethenyl]-1,3-benzoxazoles

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ales Imramovsky ◽  
Jan Kozic ◽  
Matus Pesko ◽  
Jirina Stolarikova ◽  
Jarmila Vinsova ◽  
...  

A series of twelve 2-[(E)-2-substituted-ethenyl]-1,3-benzoxazoles was designed. All the synthesized compounds were tested against three mycobacterial strains. The compounds were also evaluated for their ability to inhibit photosynthetic electron transport (PET) in spinach (Spinacia oleraceaL.) chloroplasts. 2-[(E)-2-(4-Methoxyphenyl)ethenyl]-1,3-benzoxazole, 2-[(E)-2-(2,3-dihydro-1-benzofuran-5-yl)ethenyl]-1,3-benzoxazole and 2-{(E)-2-[4-(methylsulfanyl)phenyl]ethenyl}-1,3-benzoxazole showed the highest activity againstM. tuberculosis,M. kansasii,andM. avium, and they demonstrated significantly higher activity againstM. aviumandM. kansasiithan isoniazid. The PET-inhibiting activity of the most activeortho-substituted compound 2-[(E)-2-(2-methoxyphenyl)ethenyl]-1,3-benzoxazole was IC50= 76.3 μmol/L, while the PET-inhibiting activity ofpara-substituted compounds was significantly lower. The site of inhibitory action of tested compounds is situated on the donor side of photosystem II. The structure-activity relationships are discussed.

Proceedings ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 30
Author(s):  
Jiri Kos ◽  
Tomas Gonec ◽  
Tomas Strharsky ◽  
Michal Oravec ◽  
Josef Jampilek

In this study, a series of nine 3-hydroxynaphthalene-2-carboxanilides, disubstituted on the anilide ring by fluorine, chlorine and bromine in various positions, was prepared by microwave-assisted synthesis and characterized. The compounds were tested for their activity related to the inhibition of photosynthetic electron transport (PET) in spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.) chloroplasts. The PET-inhibiting activity of the compounds was within a wide range, but rather moderate; the highest activity within the series of the compounds was observed for N-(3,5-difluorophenyl)-3-hydroxynaphthalene-2-carboxamide (IC50 = 9.8 µM). The compounds were found to inhibit PET in photosystem II.


Molecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (14) ◽  
pp. 4336
Author(s):  
Jiri Kos ◽  
Tomas Gonec ◽  
Michal Oravec ◽  
Izabela Jendrzejewska ◽  
Josef Jampilek

A set of twenty-four 3-hydroxynaphthalene-2-carboxanilides, disubstituted on the anilide ring by combinations of methoxy/methyl/fluoro/chloro/bromo and ditrifluoromethyl groups at different positions, was prepared. The compounds were tested for their ability to inhibit photosynthetic electron transport (PET) in spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.) chloroplasts. N-(3,5-Difluorophenyl)-, N-(3,5-dimethylphenyl)-, N-(2,5-difluorophenyl)- and N-(2,5-dimethylphenyl)-3-hydroxynaphthalene-2-carboxamides showed the highest PET-inhibiting activity (IC50 ~ 10 µM) within the series. These compounds were able to inhibit PET in photosystem II. It has been found that PET-inhibiting activity strongly depends on the position of the individual substituents on the anilide ring and on the lipophilicity of the compounds. The electron-withdrawing properties of the substituents contribute towards the PET activity of these compounds.


1993 ◽  
Vol 48 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 163-167
Author(s):  
Koichi Yoneyama ◽  
Yoshihiro Nakajima ◽  
Masaru Ogasawara ◽  
Hitoshi Kuramochi ◽  
Makoto Konnai ◽  
...  

Abstract Through the studies on structure-activity relationships of 5-acyl-3-(1-aminoalkylidene)-4-hydroxy-2 H-pyran-2,6(3 H)-dione derivatives in photosystem II (PS II) inhibition, overall lipophilicity of the molecule was found to be a major determinant for the activity. In the substituted N -benzyl derivatives, not only the lipophilicity but also the electronic and steric characters of the substituents greatly affected the activity. Their mode of PS II inhibition seemed to be similar to that of DCMU , whereas pyran-enamine derivatives needed to be highly lipophilic to block the electron transport in thylakoid membranes, which in turn diminished the permeability through biomembranes.


1980 ◽  
Vol 35 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 293-297 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. V. Sane ◽  
Udo Johanningmeier

Abstract Low concentrations (10 µM) of tetranitromethane inhibit noncyclic electron transport in spinach chloroplasts. A study of different partial electron transport reactions shows that tetranitromethane primarily interferes with the electron flow from water to PS II. At higher concentrations the oxidation of plastohydroquinone is also inhibited. Because diphenyl carbazide but not Mn2+ ions can donate electrons efficiently to PS II in the presence of tetranitromethane it is suggested that it blocks the donor side of PS II prior to donation of electrons by diphenyl carbazide. The pH dependence of the inhibition by this protein modifying reagent may indicate that a functional-SH group is essential for a protein, which mediates electron transport between the water splitting complex and the reaction center of PS II.


1975 ◽  
Vol 30 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 183-189 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Schäfer ◽  
A. Trebst ◽  
K. H. Büchel

Abstract 2-anilino-1,3,4-thiadiazoles carrying various substituents in the 5-position as well as in the benzene-ring were synthesized. The compounds were tested with rat-liver-mitochondria and with spinach-chloroplasts and revealed to be potent uncouplers of both, oxidative and photosynthetic phosphorylation, with p I50-values rangeing from 6.79 to 4.05. At higher concentration all compounds are inhibitors of the Hillreaction. In mitochondria a fair correlation exists between pKa of the acidic NH-group and the uncoupling activity; a maximum is obtained around pKa= 6 .8 , whereas in chloroplasts activity is shifted to more acid pKa-values. The compounds meet the requirements for uncouplers according to the chemi-osmotic theory, being lipophilic weak acids. N-methylation causes total loss of activity in mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation. The inhibitory action on photosynthetic electron transport is located within photosystem II. This latter activity is almost independent of substituent effects in contrast to uncoupling of either respiratory- or photo-phosphorylation


1982 ◽  
Vol 204 (3) ◽  
pp. 705-712 ◽  
Author(s):  
A C Stewart

1. Photosynthetic electron transport from water to lipophilic Photosystem II acceptors was stimulated 3-5-fold by high concentrations (greater than or equal to 1 M) of salts containing anions such as citrate, succinate and phosphate that are high in the Hofmeister series. 2. In trypsin-treated chloroplasts, K3Fe(CN)6 reduction insensitive to 3-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-1,1-dimethylurea was strongly stimulated by high concentrations of potassium citrate, but there was much less stimulation of 2,6-dichloroindophenol reduction in Tris-treated chloroplasts supplied with 1,5-diphenylcarbazide as artificial donor. The results suggest that the main site of action of citrate was the O2-evolving complex of Photosystem II. 3. Photosystem I partial reactions were also stimulated by intermediate concentrations of citrate (up to 2-fold stimulation by 0.6-0.8 M-citrate), but were inhibited at the highest concentrations. The observed stimulation may have been caused by stabilizaton of plastocyanin that was complexed with the Photosystem I reaction centre, 4. At 1 M, potassium citrate protected O2 evolution against denaturation by heat or by the chaotropic agent NaNO3. 5. It is suggested that anions high in the Hofmeister series stimulated and stabilized electron transport by enhancing water structure around the protein complexes in the thylakoid membrane.


1988 ◽  
Vol 43 (11-12) ◽  
pp. 857-861 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tadao Asami ◽  
Hiroyuki Koike ◽  
Yorinao Inoue ◽  
Nobutaka Takahashi ◽  
Shigeo Yoshida

3-Aminoalkylidene-2H-pyran-2,4(3H)-diones (APs), possessing a conjugated enamino moiety which is common to cyanoacrylates and 2-aminoalkylidenecyclohexane-1,3-diones (ACs), were found as a new class of photosynthetic electron transport inhibitors. Although the structural requirement of APs for photosynthetic electron transport inhibition was very similar to that of cyanoacrylates and ACs, thermoluminescence measurements indicated that the binding manner of APs to D 1 protein was totally different from that of other inhibitors.


Molecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (19) ◽  
pp. 5958
Author(s):  
Nia Petrova ◽  
Momchil Paunov ◽  
Petar Petrov ◽  
Violeta Velikova ◽  
Vasilij Goltsev ◽  
...  

Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNT) have recently been attracting the attention of plant biologists as a prospective tool for modulation of photosynthesis in higher plants. However, the exact mode of action of SWCNT on the photosynthetic electron transport chain remains unknown. In this work, we examined the effect of foliar application of polymer-grafted SWCNT on the donor side of photosystem II, the intersystem electron transfer chain and the acceptor side of photosystem I. Analysis of the induction curves of chlorophyll fluorescence via JIP test and construction of differential curves revealed that SWCNT concentrations up to 100 mg/L did not affect the photosynthetic electron transport chain. SWCNT concentration of 300 mg/L had no effect on the photosystem II donor side but provoked inactivation of photosystem II reaction centres and slowed down the reduction of the plastoquinone pool and the photosystem I end acceptors. Changes in the modulated reflection at 820 nm, too, indicated slower re-reduction of photosystem I reaction centres in SWCNT-treated leaves. We conclude that SWCNT are likely to be able to divert electrons from the photosynthetic electron transport chain at the level of photosystem I end acceptors and plastoquinone pool in vivo. Further research is needed to unequivocally prove if the observed effects are due to specific interaction between SWCNT and the photosynthetic apparatus.


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