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ArticleNature communications2025

Substrate-based discovery of α-hydroxycarboxylic acid derivatives as potential herbicides targeting dihydroxyacid dehydratase.

Bo He, Yanhao Hu, Dongshan Liu, Xin Zang, Xu He, Wang Chen, Jingfang Yang, Mingfeng Feng, Ping Chen, Lirong Wei and 6 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors.

Bo He *State Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Forestry Biosecurity, State & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Green Pesticide Invention and Application, College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7739-5579
Yanhao Hu *State Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Forestry Biosecurity, State & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Green Pesticide Invention and Application, College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China.
Dongshan Liu *State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Science, Shanghai, 200032, China.
Xin ZangState Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Science, Shanghai, 200032, China.
Xu HeState Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Forestry Biosecurity, State & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Green Pesticide Invention and Application, College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China.
Wang ChenState Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Forestry Biosecurity, State & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Green Pesticide Invention and Application, College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China.
Jingfang YangState Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China.
Mingfeng FengState Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Forestry Biosecurity, State & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Green Pesticide Invention and Application, College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China.
Ping ChenState Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Forestry Biosecurity, State & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Green Pesticide Invention and Application, College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China.
Lirong WeiState Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Forestry Biosecurity, State & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Green Pesticide Invention and Application, College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China.
Yu LiState Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Forestry Biosecurity, State & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Green Pesticide Invention and Application, College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China.
Wei YanState Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Forestry Biosecurity, State & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Green Pesticide Invention and Application, College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China.
Jun LiState Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Forestry Biosecurity, State & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Green Pesticide Invention and Application, College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China.
Zhike FengState Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Forestry Biosecurity, State & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Green Pesticide Invention and Application, College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China.
Jiahai ZhouState Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Science, Shanghai, 200032, China. jiahai@nnu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0000-6573-3203
Yonghao YeState Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Forestry Biosecurity, State & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Green Pesticide Invention and Application, College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China. yeyh@njau.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3538-6006

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 32472625
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Dihydroxyacid dehydratase (DHAD), a key enzyme in branched-chain amino acid synthesis in plants, is a promising yet unexploited herbicide target. Inspired by the natural DHAD inhibitor aspterric acid, we design benzoxazinone derivatives with α-hydroxycarboxylic acid moieties as potential inhibitors and develop an eco-friendly α-C(sp³)-H hydroxylation method for accessing carbonyl compounds. Among the derivatives, 7-fluoro-2-hydroxy-3-oxo-4-propyne-3,4-dihydro-2H-benzo[b][1,4]oxazine-2-carboxylic acid (I-6e) completely inhibits Arabidopsis thaliana germination and suppress six weed species by > 50%, with 100% efficacy against Avena fatua and Setaria viridis at 150 g ai/ha. This broad-spectrum activity and rice crop safety highlight its potential as an herbicide lead compound. Compound I-6e exhibits stronger affinity for DHAD (K

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Carboxylic AcidsEnzyme InhibitorsHerbicidesHydro-LyasesArabidopsisGerminationOryzaPlant WeedsCarboxylic Acidsdihydroxyacid dehydrataseEnzyme InhibitorsHerbicidesHydro-Lyases

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PMID40467578
PMCPMC12137828

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