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Dziągwa-Becker M, Oleszek M, Zielińska S, Oleszek W. Chalcones-Features, Identification Techniques, Attributes, and Application in Agriculture. Molecules 2024; 29:2247. [PMID: 38792109 PMCID: PMC11124243 DOI: 10.3390/molecules29102247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2024] [Revised: 05/07/2024] [Accepted: 05/08/2024] [Indexed: 05/26/2024] Open
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This review article is a comprehensive and current overview on chalcones, covering their sources, identification methods, and properties with a particular focus on their applications in the agricultural sector. The widespread use of synthetic pesticides has not only led to increased resistance among weeds and pests, resulting in economic losses, but it has also raised significant health concerns due to the overuse of these chemicals. In line with the European Green Deal 2030 and its Farm to Fork strategy, there is a targeted 50% reduction in the use of chemical pesticides by 2030, emphasizing a shift towards natural alternatives that are more environmentally sustainable and help in the restoration of natural resources. Chalcones and their derivatives, with their herbicidal, fungicidal, bactericidal, and antiviral properties, appear to be ideal candidates. These naturally occurring compounds have been recognized for their beneficial health effects for many years and have applications across multiple areas. This review not only complements the previous literature on the agricultural use of chalcones but also provides updates and introduces methods of detection such as chromatography and MALDI technique.
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- Magdalena Dziągwa-Becker
- Department of Weed Science and Tillage Systems, Institute of Soil Science and Plant Cultivation, State Research Institute, Orzechowa 61, 50-540 Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Biochemistry and Crop Quality, Institute of Soil Science and Plant Cultivation, State Research Institute, Czartoryskich 8, 24-100 Puławy, Poland; (M.O.); (W.O.)
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- Division of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Department of Pharmaceutical Biology and Biotechnology, Wroclaw Medical University, Borowska 211, 50-556 Wrocław, Poland;
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- Department of Biochemistry and Crop Quality, Institute of Soil Science and Plant Cultivation, State Research Institute, Czartoryskich 8, 24-100 Puławy, Poland; (M.O.); (W.O.)
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Cao X, Qiu D, Zhang R, Li Z, Xu X. Synthesis, nematicidal evaluation, and SAR study of benzofuran derivatives containing 2-carbonyl thiophene. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2022.107800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Chotpatiwetchkul W, Chotsaeng N, Laosinwattana C, Charoenying P. Structure-Activity Relationship Study of Xanthoxyline and Related Small Methyl Ketone Herbicides. ACS OMEGA 2022; 7:29002-29012. [PMID: 36033657 PMCID: PMC9404509 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c02704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2022] [Accepted: 07/29/2022] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Xanthoxyline (1), a small natural methyl ketone, was previously reported as a plant growth inhibitor. In this research, related methyl ketones bearing electron-donating and electron-withdrawing groups, together with heteroaromatics, were investigated against seed germination and seedling growth of Chinese amaranth (Amaranthus tricolor L.) and barnyard grass [Echinochloa crus-galli (L.) Beauv]. The structure-activity relationships (SARs) of methyl ketone herbicides were clarified, and which types and positions of substituents were crucially important for activity were also clarified. Indole derivatives, namely, 3-acetylindole (43) and 3-acetyl-7-azaindole (44) were found to be the most active methyl ketones that highly suppressed plant growth at low concentrations. The molecular docking on the 4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase (HPPD) enzyme indicated that carbonyl, aromatic, and azaindole were key interactions of HPPD inhibitors. This finding would be useful for the development of small ketone herbicides.
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- Warot Chotpatiwetchkul
- Department
of Chemistry, School of Science, King Mongkut’s
Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Bangkok 10520, Thailand
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- Department
of Chemistry, School of Science, King Mongkut’s
Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Bangkok 10520, Thailand
- Integrated
Applied Chemistry Research Unit, School of Science, King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Bangkok 10520, Thailand
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- Department
of Plant Production Technology, School of Agricultural Technology, King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Bangkok 10520, Thailand
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- Department
of Chemistry, School of Science, King Mongkut’s
Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Bangkok 10520, Thailand
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A new quinolinone-chalcone hybrid with potential antibacterial and herbicidal properties using in silico approaches. J Mol Model 2022; 28:176. [PMID: 35652956 DOI: 10.1007/s00894-022-05140-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2021] [Accepted: 04/25/2022] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Quinolinone-chalcones are hybrid compounds consisting of chalcone and quinolone moieties with biological activity related to their hybrid structure. This work seeks to describe the structural and theoretical parameters related to the physicochemical properties and biological activity of a new quinolinone-chalcone. The synthesis, structural characterization by X-ray diffraction, molecular topology by Hirshfeld surfaces and QTAIM, molecular electronic calculations, and pharmacophore analysis were described. The weak interactions C-H…O, C-H…π, and C-H…Br were responsible for crystal growth and stabilized the crystalline state. The DFT analysis shows that the sulfonamide group region is susceptible to observed interactions, and the frontier molecular orbitals indicate high kinetic stability. Also, pharmacophore analysis revealed potential antibacterial and herbicidal activity; by docking within the active site of TtgR, a transcription regulator for the efflux pump TtgABC from the highly resistant Pseudomonas putida (P. putida) strain DOT-TIE, we showed that the activation of TtgR relies upon the binding of aromatic-harboring compounds, which plays a crucial role in bacterial evasion. In this context, a new quinolinone-chalcone has a higher binding affinity than tetracycline, which suggests it might be a better effector for TtgR.
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Liu X, Chen Y, Deng Y, Xiao C, Luan S, Huang Q. Novel Galactosyl Moiety-Conjugated Furylchalcones Synthesized Facilely Display Significant Regulatory Effect on Plant Growth. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2022; 70:1766-1775. [PMID: 35107011 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.1c05240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The expansion of weed infestation has increased the demand on new herbicides. A series of novel galactosyl moiety-conjugated furylchalcones was facilely synthesized in which the furyl group (A ring) was combined with the substituted benzene group (B ring), and a galactosyl moiety was introduced. All these galactosyl furylchalcones were predicted to be phloem-mobile. Most of the galactosyl furylchalcones significantly promoted early seedling growth of sorghum and barnyardgrass under dark conditions, but all of them revealed considerable anti-growth ability on illuminated pot plants; especially, 1-(3'-(4″-O-β-d-galactopyranosyl)furyl)-3-(4″-nitrophenyl)-2-en-1-one (B11) had a better herbicidal activity against rapeseed and Chinese amaranth than haloxyfop-R-methyl. The median efficient concentrations (EC50) of compound B11 against cucumber and wheat were 9.55 and 26.97 mg/L, respectively, also showing a stronger suppressing capacity than 2,4-D. Molecular docking with phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase protein showed a stable binding conformation in which the galactosyl group interacted with LYS363 and GLU369, the furan ring and carbonyl bound with ARG184, and the crosslink of the nitro group with GLU240 formed a salt bridge. The results demonstrate that galactosyl furylchalcones possess the great potential as new herbicides for weed management, and further evaluations on more weeds are required for practical application.
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- Xuefeng Liu
- Shanghai Key Lab of Chemical Biology, School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- Shanghai Key Lab of Chemical Biology, School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- Shanghai Key Lab of Chemical Biology, School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- School of Biochemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- School of Chemistry & Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- Shanghai Key Lab of Chemical Biology, School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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Chotsaeng N, Laosinwattana C, Charoenying P. Herbicidal Activity of Flavokawains and Related trans-Chalcones against Amaranthus tricolor L. and Echinochloa crus-galli (L.) Beauv. ACS OMEGA 2019; 4:20748-20755. [PMID: 31858061 PMCID: PMC6906942 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.9b03144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2019] [Accepted: 11/13/2019] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Flavokawains have a broad spectrum of biological activities; however, the herbicidal activity of these naturally occurring chalcones has been less investigated. Flavokawains and their analogues were prepared by the Claisen-Schmidt condensation reaction between xanthoxyline (or aromatic ketones) and a variety of aromatic and heteroaromatic aldehydes. These compounds were then evaluated for their inhibitory effect against representative dicot and monocot plants. Among 45 synthetic chalcones, derivatives containing phenoxyacetic acid, 4-(N,N-dimethylamino)phenyl, N-methylpyrrole, or thiophenyl groups inhibited the germination and growth of Chinese amaranth (Amaranthus tricolor L.) with moderate to high degrees compared to commercial butachlor. For barnyardgrass (Echinochloa crus-galli (L.) Beauv.), most of the thiophenyl chalcones interrupted shoot and root emergence. This finding highlighted the importance of functional groups on the herbicidal activity of chalcones. The level of inhibition also depended on the applied concentrations, plant species, and plant organs. (E)-2-(2-(3-Oxo-3-(thiophen-2-yl)prop-1-enyl)phenoxy)acetic acid (14f) was the most active compound among 45 derivatives. This chalcone could be a promising structure for controlling the germination and growth of weeds. The structure-activity relationship results provide useful information about the development of active chalconoids as novel natural product-like herbicides.
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- Nawasit Chotsaeng
- Department
of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Integrated Applied Chemistry Research
Unit, Faculty of Science, and Department of Plant Production Technology, Faculty
of Agricultural Technology, King Mongkut’s
Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Bangkok 10520, Thailand
- E-mail: . Phone: +66-2329-8400 ext.
6228. Fax: +662-3298428
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- Department
of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Integrated Applied Chemistry Research
Unit, Faculty of Science, and Department of Plant Production Technology, Faculty
of Agricultural Technology, King Mongkut’s
Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Bangkok 10520, Thailand
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- Department
of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Integrated Applied Chemistry Research
Unit, Faculty of Science, and Department of Plant Production Technology, Faculty
of Agricultural Technology, King Mongkut’s
Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Bangkok 10520, Thailand
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Díaz-Tielas C, Graña E, Sánchez-Moreiras AM, Reigosa MJ, Vaughn JN, Pan Z, Bajsa-Hirschel J, Duke MV, Duke SO. Transcriptome responses to the natural phytotoxin t-chalcone in Arabidopsis thaliana L. PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 2019; 75:2490-2504. [PMID: 30868714 DOI: 10.1002/ps.5405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2019] [Revised: 03/04/2019] [Accepted: 03/13/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND New modes of action are needed for herbicides. The flavonoid synthesis intermediate t-chalcone causes apoptosis-like symptoms in roots and bleaching of shoots of Arabidospsis, suggesting a unique mode of action as a phytotoxin. RESULTS Using RNA-Seq, transcriptome changes were monitored in Arabidopsis seedlings during the first 24 h of exposure (at 1, 3, 6, 12 and 24 h) to 21 μm t-chalcone (I50 dose), examining effects on roots and shoots separately. Expression of 892 and 1000 genes was affected in roots and shoots, respectively. According to biological classification, many of the affected genes were transcription factors and genes associated with oxidative stress, heat shock proteins, xenobiotic detoxification, ABA and auxin biosynthesis, and primary metabolic processess. These are secondary effects found with most phytotoxins. Potent phytotoxins usually act by inhibiting enzymes of primary metabolism. KEGG pathway analysis of transcriptome results from the first 3 h of t-chalcone exposure indicated several potential primary metabolism target sites for t-chalcone. Of these, p-hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase (HPPD) and tyrosine amino transferase were consistent with the bleaching effect of the phytotoxin. Supplementation studies with Lemna paucicostata and Arabidiopsis supported HPPD as the target, although in vitro enzyme inhibition was not found. CONCLUSIONS t-Chalcone is possibly a protoxin that is converted to a HPPD inhibitor in vivo. © 2019 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Carla Díaz-Tielas
- Department of Plant Biology and Soil Science, University of Vigo, Vigo, Spain
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- Department of Plant Biology and Soil Science, University of Vigo, Vigo, Spain
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- Department of Plant Biology and Soil Science, University of Vigo, Vigo, Spain
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- Genomics and Bioinformatics Research Unit, USDA, ARS, Athens, GA, USA
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- Natural Products Utilization Research Unit, USDA, ARS, Oxford, MS, USA
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- Genomics and Bioinformatics Research, USDA, ARS, Stoneville, MS, USA
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- Natural Products Utilization Research Unit, USDA, ARS, Oxford, MS, USA
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Minges A, Janßen D, Offermann S, Groth G. Efficient In Vivo Screening Method for the Identification of C 4 Photosynthesis Inhibitors Based on Cell Suspensions of the Single-Cell C 4 Plant Bienertia sinuspersici. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2019; 10:1350. [PMID: 31736996 PMCID: PMC6831552 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2019.01350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2019] [Accepted: 10/01/2019] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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The identification of novel herbicides is of crucial importance to modern agriculture. We developed an efficient in vivo assay based on oxygen evolution measurements using suspensions of chlorenchyma cells isolated from the single-cell C4 plant Bienertia sinuspersici to identify and characterize inhibitors of C4 photosynthesis. This novel approach fills the gap between conventional in vitro assays for inhibitors targeting C4 key enzymes and in vivo experiments on whole plants. The assay addresses inhibition of the target enzymes in a plant context thereby taking care of any reduced target inhibition due to metabolization or inadequate uptake of small molecule inhibitors across plant cell walls and membranes. Known small molecule inhibitors targeting C4 photosynthesis were used to validate the approach. To this end, we tested pyruvate phosphate dikinase inhibitor bisindolylmaleimide IV and phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase inhibitor okanin. Both inhibitors show inhibition of plant photosynthesis at half-maximal inhibitory concentrations in the sub-mM range and confirm their potential to act as a new class of C4 selective inhibitors.
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- Alexander Minges
- Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences (CEPLAS), Institute of Biochemical Plant Physiology, Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences (CEPLAS), Institute of Biochemical Plant Physiology, Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences (CEPLAS), Institute of Biochemical Plant Physiology, Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany
- *Correspondence: Georg Groth,
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Mathematical model for plant-insect interaction with dynamic response to PAD4-BIK1 interaction and effect of BIK1 inhibition. Biosystems 2018; 175:11-23. [PMID: 30481546 DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystems.2018.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2018] [Revised: 10/13/2018] [Accepted: 11/20/2018] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Plant-insect interaction system is a widely studied model of the ecosystem. Numerical understanding of this counter system has developed from initial analogy based approach with a predator-prey model to its recent mathematical interpretation including plant immunity concept. In current work, we propose an extension to this model, including molecular interactions behind the plant defense system and its effect on ecological behaviour. Inspired from biomolecular interaction given by Louis and Shah in 2014, we propose here a mathematical model to depict molecular dependence and control of plant insect interaction system. Insect infestation mediated Botrytis Induced Kinase-1 (BIK1) induction resulted in inhibition of Phyto Alexin Deficient-4 (PAD4) protein. Lowered PAD4 triggers the plant defense mechanism, leading to degraded plant immune potential and thereby reducing the plant quality. We mathematically adapt these interactions to show their influence on plant-insect interaction system and hypothesize the significance of BIK1 inhibition leading to the improved plant quality. We implemented the plethora of computational modeling and all atom MD simulations to explain the Plant-Insect-PAD4-BIK1 interaction network and identify potential molecular mechanisms of plant improvement by BIK1 inhibition.
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Dick M, Erlenkamp G, Nguyen GTT, Förster K, Groth G, Gohlke H. Pyrazolidine-3,5-dione-based inhibitors of phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase as a new class of potential C 4 plant herbicides. FEBS Lett 2017; 591:3369-3377. [PMID: 28889573 DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.12842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2017] [Revised: 09/01/2017] [Accepted: 09/05/2017] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase (PEPC) is a key enzyme in the C4 photosynthetic pathway of many of the world's worst weeds and a valuable target to develop C4 plant-selective herbicides. By virtual screening, analog synthesis, and in vitro validation, we identified pyrazolidine-3,5-diones as a new class of small molecules with inhibitory potential down to the submicromolar range against C4 PEPC and a selectivity factor of up to 16 over C3 PEPC. No other biological activity has yet been reported for the best compound, (3-bromophenyl)-4-(3-hydroxybenzylidene)-pyrazolidine-3,5-dione. A systematic variation in the substituents allowed the derivation of a qualitative structure-activity relationship. These findings make this compound class highly interesting for further investigations toward generating potent, C4 plant-selective herbicides with a low potential for unwanted effects.
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- Markus Dick
- Institute of Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry and Bioeconomy Science Center (BioSC), Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry and Bioeconomy Science Center (BioSC), Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemical Plant Physiology and Bioeconomy Science Center (BioSC), Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemical Plant Physiology and Bioeconomy Science Center (BioSC), Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemical Plant Physiology and Bioeconomy Science Center (BioSC), Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry and Bioeconomy Science Center (BioSC), Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Germany
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