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Phytoene desaturase inhibition by O-(2-phenoxy)ethyl-N-aralkylcarbamates
Ohki, Shinpei,Miller-Sulger, Roswitha,Wakabayashi, Ko,Pfleiderer, Wolfgang,Boeger, Peter
, p. 3049 - 3055 (2007/10/03)
O-[1-Ethyl-2-(3-trifluoromethylphenoxy)]ethyl-N-benzylcarbamate exhibits a marked inhibition of carotenoid biosynthesis. Forty-one analogues were synthesized and assayed for plant-type phytoene desaturase (PDS) and ζ-carotene desaturase (ZDS) inhibition in a cell-free system using recombinant enzymes obtained from Escherichia coli transformants. The target enzyme of all carbamates synthesized in this study is PDS and not ZDS; no inhibition of ZDS was observed using a 10-4 M inhibitor concentration. Four compounds, O-[1-ethyl-2-(3-trifluoromethylphenoxy)]ethyl-N-(2-phenyl-ethyl)carbamate (23), O-[1-ethyl-2-(3-trifluoromethylphenoxy)]ethyl-N-(2-chlorobenzyl)carbamate (25), O-[1-methyl-2-(3-trifluoromethylphenoxy)]ethyl-N-benzylcarbamate (30), were the most potent PDS inhibitors. Their p/50 values, the negative logarithms of the molar concentration that produces a 50% inhibition, were 7.5, representing the same inhibitory activity as norflurazon. With respect to a structure-activity relationship the oxygen atom of the phenoxy group and a carbamate structure in O-(1-ethyl-2-phenoxy)ethyl-N-aralkylcarbamates studied were found to be essential for strong PDS inhibitors. Also, introduction of an ethyl group at the α-position of the ethylene bridge between the phenoxy group and the carbamate was important for a strong PDS inhibitor. Substituents at the 2- and/or 3-position of the phenoxybenzene ring were found to be favorable to a strong PDS inhibition of the analogues.
