To find strigolactone (SL) biosynthesis inhibitors, we screened the azole-containing chemicals that reduce the level of 2′-
epi-5-deoxystrigol (
epi-5DS) in rice. As a result of the screening, tebuconazole, a known fungicide targeting ergosterol biosynthesis, was selected as a potent SL biosynthesis inhibitor. A structure-activity relationship study of tebuconazole was carried out to discover more potent SL biosynthesis inhibitors. By evaluating the inhibitory activity on
epi-5DS biosynthesis, we found that 2-(2-chlorophenyl)-4-(4-chlorophenyl)-1-(1
H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)butan-2-ol (
4b) and 4-(4-chlorophenyl)-2-(4-phenoxyphenyl)-1-(1
H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)butan-2-ol (
4e) showed potent ability to reduce
epi-5DS biosynthesis.
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