Insights into the in Vitro and in Vivo SAR of Abscisic Acid – Exploring Unprecedented Variations of the Side Chain via Cross-Coupling-Mediated Syntheses

Jens Frackenpohl, Erwin Grill, Guido Bojack, Rachel Baltz, Marco Busch, Jan Dittgen, Jana Franke, Jörg Freigang, Susana Gonzalez, Ines Heinemann, Hendrik Helmke, Martin Hills, Sabine Hohmann, Pascal von Koskull-Döring, Jochen Kleemann, Gudrun Lange, Stefan Lehr, Thomas Müller, Elisabeth Peschel, Fabien PoreeDirk Schmutzler, Arno Schulz, Lothar Willms, Christian Wunschel

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Abstract

Novel analogues of the plant hormone abscisic acid (ABA) were designed and prepared to explore the impact that modifications of its terpenoid side chain have on receptor affinity and in vivo efficacy against drought stress in selected crops. Their efficient and versatile synthesis proceeded via Stille or Sonogashira couplings, shortening the synthetic route significantly. In line with molecular modelling and X-ray crystallography studies novel ABA-derivatives with small alkyl, cycloalkyl or haloalkyl substituents showed strong effects in vitro and in vivo against drought stress in crops, particularly canola and wheat.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1403-1415
Number of pages13
JournalEuropean Journal of Organic Chemistry
Volume2018
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - 29 Mar 2018

Keywords

  • Drought stress
  • Phytochemistry
  • Plant hormone
  • Stille coupling
  • Terpenoids

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