Amino Alcohols from Eugenol as Potential Semisynthetic Insecticides : Chemical, Biological, and Computational Insights

A series of β-amino alcohols were prepared by the reaction of eugenol epoxide with aliphatic and aromatic amine nucleophiles. The synthesized compounds were fully characterized and evaluated as potential insecticides through the assessment of their biological activity against Sf9 insect cells, compared with a commercial synthetic pesticide (chlorpyrifos, CHPY). Three derivatives bearing a terminal benzene ring, either substituted or unsubstituted, were identified as the most potent molecules, two of them displaying higher toxicity to insect cells than CHPY. In addition, the most promising molecules were able to increase the activity of serine proteases (caspases) pivotal to apoptosis and were more toxic to insect cells than human cells. Structure-based inverted virtual screening and molecular dynamics simulations demonstrate that these molecules likely target acetylcholinesterase and/or the insect odorant-binding proteins and are able to form stable complexes with these proteins. Encapsulation assays in liposomes of DMPG and DPPC/DMPG (1:1) were performed for the most active compound, and high encapsulation efficiencies were obtained. A thermosensitive formulation was achieved with the compound release being more efficient at higher temperatures.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:26

Enthalten in:

Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) - 26(2021), 21 vom: 31. Okt.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Pereira, Renato B [VerfasserIn]
Pinto, Nuno F S [VerfasserIn]
Fernandes, Maria José G [VerfasserIn]
Vieira, Tatiana F [VerfasserIn]
Rodrigues, Ana Rita O [VerfasserIn]
Pereira, David M [VerfasserIn]
Sousa, Sérgio F [VerfasserIn]
Castanheira, Elisabete M S [VerfasserIn]
Fortes, A Gil [VerfasserIn]
Gonçalves, M Sameiro T [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

3T8H1794QW
Amino Alcohols
Amino alcohols
Bioinsecticides
Biopesticides
Eugenol
Eugenol derivatives
Insecticides
Journal Article
Phenylpropanoids
Semisynthetic insecticides
Spodoptera frugiperda

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 03.12.2021

Date Revised 14.12.2021

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/molecules26216616

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM333088484