Coumarin-Caged Compounds of 1-Naphthaleneacetic Acid as Light-Responsive Controlled-Release Plant Root Stimulators.

Narongpol Kaewchangwat, Eknarin Thanayupong, Suwatchai Jarussophon, Nakorn Niamnont, Teerapong Yata, Sagaw Prateepchinda, Onuma Unger, Bao-Hang Han, Khomson Suttisintong

Journal of agricultural and food chemistry 2020 Jun 10

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Six coumarin-caged compounds of 1-naphthaleneacetic acid (NAA) comprising different substituents on the coumarin moiety were synthesized and evaluated for their photophysical and chemical properties as light-responsive controlled-release plant root stimulators. The 1H NMR and HPLC techniques were used to verify the release of NAA from the caged compounds. After irradiation at 365 nm, the caged compounds exhibited the fastest release rate at t1/2 of 6.7 days and the slowest release rate at t1/2 of 73.7 days. Caged compounds at high concentrations (10-5 and 10-6 M) significantly stimulate secondary root germination while free NAA at the same level is toxic and leads to inhibition of secondary root germination. The cytotoxicity of the caged compounds against fibroblasts and vero cells were evaluated, and the results suggested that, at 10-5-10-6 M, caged compounds exhibited no significant cytotoxicity to the cells. Thus, the caged compounds of NAA in this study could be of great benefit as efficient agrochemicals.

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Narongpol Kaewchangwat, Eknarin Thanayupong, Suwatchai Jarussophon, Nakorn Niamnont, Teerapong Yata, Sagaw Prateepchinda, Onuma Unger, Bao-Hang Han, Khomson Suttisintong. Coumarin-Caged Compounds of 1-Naphthaleneacetic Acid as Light-Responsive Controlled-Release Plant Root Stimulators. Journal of agricultural and food chemistry. 2020 Jun 10;68(23):6268-6279