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New carvacrol and thymol derivatives as potential insecticides: Synthesis, biological activity, computational studies and nanoencapsulation
Castanheira, Elisabete M. S.,Fernandes, Maria José G.,Fortes, A. Gil,Natal, Carolina M.,Pereira, David M.,Pereira, Renato B.,Pinto, Nuno F. S.,Rodrigues, Ana Rita O.,Sousa, Sérgio F.,T. Gon?alves, M. Sameiro,Vieira, Tatiana F.
, p. 34024 - 34035 (2021/12/07)
New compounds with potential insecticide activity were synthesized by structural modifications performed in the monoterpenoid phenolic moieties of carvacrol and thymol, resulting in a set of derivatives with the ether function containing the propyl, chloropropyl or hydroxypropyl chains, as well as a bicyclic ether with an unsaturated chain containing a carboxylic acid terminal. In addition, an analogue of carvacrol and thymol isomers bearing methoxyl, 1-hydroxyethyl and (3-chlorobenzoyl)oxy, instead of the three original methyl groups, was also synthesized. Several structural changes that resulted in diminished insecticide activity have been identified, but two significantly active molecules have been synthesized, one of them being less toxic to human cells than the naturally-derived starting materials. Structure-based inverted virtual screening and molecular dynamics simulations demonstrate that these active molecules likely target the insect odorant binding proteins and/or acetylcholinesterase and are able to form stable complexes. For the most promising compounds, nanoencapsulation assays were carried out in liposomes of egg phosphatidylcholine/cholesterol (7?:?3) prepared by both thin film hydration and ethanolic injection methods. The compound-loaded liposomes were generally monodisperse and with sizes smaller than or around 200 nm. The thin film hydration method allowed high encapsulation efficiencies (above 85%) for both compounds and a delayed release, while for the systems prepared by ethanolic injection the encapsulation efficiency is lower than 50%, but the release is almost complete in two days. This journal is
Solid-supported synthesis of bio-active carvacrol compounds using microwaves
Narkhede,More,Dalal,Mahulikar
, p. 2413 - 2418 (2008/09/21)
The most abundant and potent natural products having a broad spectrum of biological activity against various pests are terpenoids, especially monoterpenoids. The chemical modification of natural monoterpenoids has been reported to result in modified biological activity. The present work emphasizes the structural modification of carvacrol, a phenolic monoterpenoid, through the synthesis of different ether and ester derivatives that are useful for structure-activity relationship studies to exploit the potent molecules. The carvacrol was reacted with alkyl halides and acid chlorides under microwaves using solid supports such as silica gel, alumina, and fly ash to give ethers and esters, respectively. The synthesis of dimeric ether and ester compounds using dihalides and acid dichlorides was conducted with novel reactions. Additional features of the methodology include very fast reactions, higher yields and purities of the products, and an ecofriendly approach. Copyright Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
