AbstractThe 22‐oxocholestanes compounds have shown an outstanding plant growth promoting activity; they have similar bioactivity as brassinosteroids, so they are normally named as brassinosteroid analogs thinking that they also impact on the known receptor BRI1. However, in silico studies allow us to predict interactions with other receptors and thus it's possible to evaluate them, through receptors of gibberellins, auxins, jasmonates, strigolactones and the protein associated with the BRI1 gene. This article describes the bioactivity of structures SPGP4 and SPGP8 as plant growth‐promoting compounds. Both structures present coupling energies and interactions at the same level as epibrassinolide in the protein associated with BRI1 gene. Additionally, interactions through the auxin pathway and to strigolactone receptor were found using selected tests. In the rice lamina tilt, a higher effect was obtained when SPGP4 and SPGP8 were compared to epibrassinolide, although in a lesser level vis à vis to homobrassinolide. In the same way, when SPGP4 and SPGP8 were tested in the Growth Root Model an activity as strigonolactones was observed, enhancing the relationship between the main and secondary roots. However, the growth of coleptiles, when applying auxins, compounds SPGP4 and SPGP8 did not reach the same level as controls. In the tests associated to gibberellins and jasmonic acid, an increased bioactivity was observed, although this behavior was not reflected from the in silico study, possibly due to secondary signaling cascades. This work demonstrates that the 22‐oxocolestane compounds SPGP4 and SPGP8 could be used as plant growth hormones, promoting several pathways.
摘要 22-氧代胆甾烷类化合物具有出色的植物生长促进活性;它们与铜生长激素具有相似的生物活性,因此通常被命名为铜生长激素类似物,认为它们也会对已知的受体 BRI1 产生影响。不过,通过硅学研究,我们可以预测它们与其他受体的相互作用,从而可以通过赤霉素、辅助素、茉莉酮、绞股蓝内酯的受体以及与 BRI1 基因相关的蛋白质对它们进行评估。本文介绍了 SPGP4 和 SPGP8 结构作为植物生长促进化合物的生物活性。这两种结构在与 BRI1 基因相关的蛋白质中的耦合能和相互作用水平与表没药内酯相同。此外,通过选定的测试,还发现了通过辅酶途径和与绞股蓝内酯受体的相互作用。在水稻叶片倾斜中,当 SPGP4 和 SPGP8 与表巴戟内酯相比时,获得了更高的效应,尽管与同型草内酯相比,其效应水平较低。同样,在生长根模型中对 SPGP4 和 SPGP8 进行测试时,也观察到了它们作为链格内酯的活性,从而增强了主根和次根之间的关系。不过,在使用辅酶、化合物 SPGP4 和 SPGP8 时,鞘翅目昆虫的生长并没有达到与对照组相同的水平。在与赤霉素和茉莉酸相关的测试中,观察到生物活性有所提高,但这一行为并未反映在硅学研究中,这可能是由于次级信号级联造成的。这项研究表明,22-氧代朱鹭烷化合物 SPGP4 和 SPGP8 可用作植物生长激素,促进多种途径的生长。