Why is it so clean under the apple trees: discovery of novel phloretin derivatives as potential herbicidal agents
Most compounds that combined phloretin and amide together showed significant inhibition of purslane growth while retaining safety on rape. Some of these compounds warrant further structural modification with potential for becoming lead compounds. Virtual screening also explored two possible targets of phloretin derivatives and they deserve further biological verification. © 2025 Society of Chemical Industry.
Authors
- Xin‐Ying Zhao
- Qiang Bian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8796-4264)
- Jie Gao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8570-5277)
- Nian‐Nian Wang
- Hongxing Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4608-3855)
- Zhaoxia Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-6317-0612)
- Liezhong Chen
- Ge‐Fei Hao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4090-8411)
- Jiayin Hou
- Ming‐Zhi Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8439-8989)
- Weihua Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1994-5306)
- Enyu Jiang
- Chun‐Bao Duan
Institutions
- Nanjing Agricultural University (CN)
- Guizhou University (CN)
- Nankai University (CN)
- ZheJiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CN)
- Nanjing Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pest Management Science
- Published
- 2025-02-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.8745
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Allelopathy and phytotoxic interactions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.50
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- National Key Research and Development Program of China
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities
- Key Research and Development Program of Sichuan Province