To search for efficient agricultural antifungal lead compounds, 39 Chimonanthus praecox
derivatives were designed, synthesized, and evaluated for their antifungal activities. The …

Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) causes major losses of many crops worldwide. Several
strategies have been attempted to control disease caused by TSWV. However, many …

Eleven previously undescribed alkaloids, named sinometumines AK, along with three
known alkaloids, were isolated from the rhizomes of Sinomenium acutum. The chemical …

Two new isoquinoline alkaloids, fistulaquinolines A and B (1 and 2), were isolated from the
barks of Cassia fistula. Their structures were determined by means of HR-ESI-MS and …

Two new nitrogen-containing metabolites methyl N-acetyl-O-(4-acetylphenyl)-L-
homoserinate (1), dimethyl (1 H-indole-3-carbonyl)-D-glutamate (2), and two new natural …

Natural products are one of the resources for discovering novel fungicidal leads. As a
natural fungicide, osthole was used as a coumarin-based lead compound for the …

Nootkatone, isolated from the heartwood of Alaska yellow cedar, Citrus Rutaceae and
Alpinia Zingiberaceae, is a natural bicyclic sesquiterpene. Toward the discovery of new …

Plant pathogenic fungi and viruses are seriously threatening agricultural production. There
is an urgent need to develop novel fungicides and antiviral agents with low toxicity and high …

A series of novel α-ketoamide derivatives bearing a vanillin skeleton were designed and
synthesized. Bioactivity tests on virus and bacteria were performed. The results indicated …

Phytopathogenic fungi remain a continuous and huge threat in the agricultural fields. The
agrochemical industry has made great development of the use of microbial natural products …