Structure–activity relationships of N-phenyl-N′-benzothiazol-6-ylurea synthetic derivatives: Cytokinin-like activity and adventitious rooting enhancement
作者:Enrico Rolli、Matteo Incerti、Federica Brunoni、Paola Vicini、Ada Ricci
DOI:10.1016/j.phytochem.2011.10.012
日期:2012.2
Some years ago we demonstrated the cytokinin-like activity of the synthetic N-phenyl-N'-benzothiazol-6-ylurea (PBU) and a relevant adventitious rooting adjuvant activity of symmetric urea derivatives devoid of any cytokinin- or auxin-like activity per se. Here we report the synthesis and the biological activity evaluation of nine symmetric or asymmetric ureas/thioureas, structurally related to PBU. None of them show cytokinin-like activity, while we demonstrate for the first time that PBU interacts with Arabidopsis cytokinin receptor CRE1/AHK4 in a heterologous bioassay system. Among the PBU derivatives, all the symmetric ureas/thioureas show an adventitious rooting adjuvant activity in various bioassays, confirming that this activity is strictly dependent on their chemical structure. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.