Discovery of Barakacin and Its Derivatives as Novel Antiviral and Fungicidal Agents.

ABSTRACT: Pesticides are essential for the development of agriculture. It is urgent to develop green, safe and efficient pesticides. Bisindole alkaloids have unique and concise structures and broad biological activities, which make them an important leading skeleton in the creation of new pesticides. In this work, we synthesized bisindole alkaloid barakacin in a simple seven-step process, and simultaneously designed and synthesized a series of its derivatives. Biological activity research indicated that most of these compounds displayed good antiviral activities against tobacco mosaic virus (TMV). Among them, compound 14b exerted a superior inhibitory effect in comparison to commercially available antiviral agent ribavirin, and could be expected to become a novel antiviral candidate. Molecula

SUBMITTER: Gao Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10095642 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature