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Agricultural Research ServiceNatural Products Utilization Research Unit
National Center for
Natural Products Research
New Pesticide Modes of
Action from Natural
Products
Stephen O. Duke
[email protected]
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Why new pesticide target sites?
• Pesticide resistance management
• More toxicologicaly benign pesticides
• In some cases, more specificity
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Why biopesticides?
• Good source of compounds with novel
molecular targets
• A way of leveraging biopesticide
research
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Partial List of Biologicals and Natural Products Curently Used as Seed Treatments. Column1
Column2 PG
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Bacillus .spp. x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Bacillus amyloliquefaciens x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Bacillus firmus x x x x x x
Bacillus pumilus x x x x x x x x x
Bacillus subtilis x x x x x x x x x x x x
Saponins of Quillaja saponaria x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Streptomyces lydicus x x x x x x x x
Streptomycin x x x
Spinosad x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Chitosan x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
CPPA x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Cytokinins x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Gibberellic Acid x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
From Richard Shaw
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New active ingredient registrations for
conventional pesticides from 1997 to
2010, organized by source.
Charles L. Cantrell; Franck E. Dayan;
Stephen O. Duke; J. Nat. Prod. 2012, 75,
1231-1242.
DOI: 10.1021/np300024u
Copyright © 2012
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Pest Management Science 2014, 70, 1169-1185.
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• Natural compounds used directly –
biochemical biopesticides
• Natural product-inspired synthetic
pesticides
• Synthetic pesticides that could have
been inspired by natural product
mode of action and/or structure
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Number of modes of action for commercial
products (from HRAC, FRAC, and IRAC)
Herbicides – 21
Insecticides – 28
Fungicides – 41
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Herbicides
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Köhler & Triebskorn – 2013 – Science 341: 759
herbicides
fungicides
insecticides
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Active ingredient registrations for conventional
herbicides from 1997-2010
Synthetic, 91.9%
Synthetic Natural Derived,
8.1%
Weed Management
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Share of total herbicide quantity use in the US.
Pest Management Science
Volume 69, Issue 9, pages 1001-1025, 6 JUN 2013 DOI: 10.1002/ps.3529
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ps.3529/full#ps3529-fig-0007
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From: Heap, International Survey of Herbicide Resistant Weeds. Online; http://www.weedscience.org.
Year
1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014
Gly
ph
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te-r
es
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sp
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s
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
Global evolved glyphosate-resistant weed species
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New modes of action?
Pest Management Science 2012, 68, 505-512.
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Year
1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020
Mo
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0
5
10
15
20
25
Data from: Timmons, 1970; Appleby, 2005, and HRAC
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Is there a shortage of good
herbicide target sites?
Natural product research suggests no
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Amino acid
synthesisTransaminases
b-cystathionase
EPSP synthase
Glutamine synthetase
Acetolactate synthase
Anthranilate synthase
Asparagine synthetase
Aspartate aminotransferase
Ornithine carbamoyl transferase
1-pyrroline-5-carboxylate reductase
Imidazoleglycerolphosphate dehydratase
PhotosynthesisCF1 ATPase
PSI electron diverters
PSII electron transport
Pyruvate orthophosphate
dikinase
Pigment synthesisHydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase
Protoporphyrinogen oxidase
Tyrosine aminotransferase
Phytoene desaturase
ALA synthase
DOXP
Cell divisionb-tubulin assembly
Cellulose synthesis
Vitamin and hormone synthesisDihydropteroate synthase
Auxin receptors
Lipid synthesisDXP synthase
VLCFA elongase
Ceramide synthase
Enoyl-ACP reductase
Farnesyl PP synthase
Acetyl-CoA carboxylase
Acetyl-CoA transacylase
3-oxoacyl-ACP synthase
Obtusifoliol-14-a-methyl demethylase
7-keto-8-aminopelargonic acid synthase
Gene expression and regulationAdenylosuccinate synthase
Isoleucyl-t-RNA synthasePeptide deformylase
Protein phosphatase
RNA polymerase
AMP deaminase
Membrane functionsH+-ATPase
NADH oxidase
MOASynthetic
Natural
Both synthetic and natural
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glufosinate
Target: Glutamine synthetase
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Callistemon spp.bottlebrush plant
leptospermone
mesotrione
OO
O O
O
O O NO2
S
O
O
Herbicide inspired by a natural compound
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Examples of triketon active ingredient registrations derived
from phytochemicals for conventional herbicides from 1997-
2010
leptospermone
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geranylgeranylpyrophosphate
phytoene
ζ-carotene
carotenoid
PQ
Tyrosine 4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate
homogentisate
α-tocopherol
PQH2
Transaminase
HPPD
PSY
PDS
Triketone herbicides
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Retention Time (min)
20 25 30 35 50
M C
oun
t
0.0
2.0e+5
4.0e+5
6.0e+5
8.0e+5
1.0e+6
1.2e+6
0
5000
10000
15000
20000
25000
30000
1
2
4
3
Retention Time (min)
20 25 30 35 50
M C
ount
0
1e+6
2e+6
3e+6
4e+6
2000
4000
6000
8000
10000
12000
14000
160001
2 4
3
• Manuka oil was dissolved in
Et2O
• 99.4% of the triketones were
extracted by liquid phase
partitioning
• It contained 72.9%
leptospermone, 18.4%
isoleptospermone, 7.1%
flavensone and <1%
grandiflorone
Isolation and purification of β-triketones
from Leptospermum scoparium
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Leptospermum spp. (tea tree)
Manuka oil is about 40% natural triketones
OO
OHO
Leptospermone
OO
OHO
Isoleptospermone
OO
OHO
Flavesone
OO
OHO
Grandiflorone
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Effect of Manuka oil and its components on HPPD activity
Manuka oil
Triketone
Leptospermone
Flavensone
Grandiflorone
Sulcotrione
Inhibitor (g/mL)
0.001 0.01 0.1 1 10 100
HG
A (
nm
ol/m
g p
rote
in/h
)
0
2000
4000
6000
8000
10000
12000
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0.5% Agridex 0.5% Agridex + 0.5% manuka oil
Pigweed (Amaranthus retroflexus)
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Barnyard grass (Echinocloa crus-galli)
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• from Alternaria alternata
• excellent selectivity
• novel molecular target -
CF1 ATPase
Tentoxin
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• ca. $200/mg
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phosphinothricin
5-methyltryptophanAmino acid synthesis
Ornithine carbamoyl transferase
rhizobitoxine
b-cystathionase
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Cytochrome
b6f
H2O
O2
H+
H+
H+
Light
Light
H+OEC
PSII
PQ
PQH2
PC
PSI
H+
H+
NADP+ NADPH
PiADP
ATP
Chloroplaststroma
Thylakoidlumen
ATPase
1
2
45
3
FD
tentoxin
sorgoleone
aurachin A nigericin
Photosynthetic energy transduction
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gabaculine
fosmidomycin
leptospermone
Photosynthetic pigment synthesis
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Lipid synthesis
thiolactomycinb-ketocyl-ACP synthase
Enoyl-ACP-reductase
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juglone
fusicoccin
syringomycin
cercosporin
Plasma membrane functions and integrity
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citral
brefeldin A
thaxtomin
Macrostructure synthesis and integrity
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See: Dayan, F.E. and S.O. Duke. 2014. Natural
compounds as next generation herbicides. Plant
Physiology 166: 1090-1105
DOI:10.1104/pp.114.239061.
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Ascaulitoxin aglycone
2,4,7-triamino-5-hydroxy-octandioyl acid
From Ascochyta caulina, a mycoherbide for lambsquarters (Evidente et al., 1998)
Occurs as both an N-glucoside and an aglycone
Highly potent phytotoxin against host and non-host species
Nothing is known about the mode of action
Duke et al. 2011. , Pestic. Biochem. Physiol. 100: 41-50.
MW 218
WSSA – Feb. 5, 2014
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Insecticides
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Pyrethrins or pyrethrum and the pyrethroids
Sodium channel inhibitors
Permethrin
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Natural GABA/glutamate-gated chloride channel inhibitors
Streptomyces avermitilis
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Emamectin benzoate is semi-synthetic derivative so
avermectins – same mode of action
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Spinosad is composed of a mixture of
spinosyns from an Actinomycete – targets
the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor
Spinosyns A and D
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Image from Plant Health Progress article:
Spinetoram: How Artificial Intelligence Combined Natural Fermentation with Synthetic Chemistry to Produce a New Spinosyn Insecticide
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nicotine
Neonicotinoids – nicotinic acetylcholine
receptor
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Natural products as clues to new modes
of action
Ryania speciosaflubendiamide
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Rashid et al. J. Econ. Entomol. (2013) 106:2177-82.
Endothall Cantharidin
“Spanish fly”
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Decaleside I (a) and II (b)
From roots of Decalepis hamiltonii
Rajashekar et al. Naturwissenschaten (2012) 99: 832-852
Targets tarsal gustatory sites
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Fungicides
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Kasugamycin
It inhibits protein synthesis
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Polyoxin D
Chitin synthesis inhibitor
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Strobilurins – 30% of commercial fungicides
Act at Qo site of complex III of mitochondrial
electron transport
Strobilurin A
Azoxystrobin
Fluoxastrobin
Trifloxystrobin
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Phenypyrrole fungicides
Act on MAP/histidine kinase in osmotic signal
transduction
Pyrrolnitrin
Fenpiclonil
Fludioxonil
From Pseudomonas sp.
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Natural product that could have led to β-tubulin-
binding fungicides like benomyl
griseofulvin
Penicillium griseofulvin
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Acividin
From Streptomyces sviceus
A DNA/RNA synthesis inhibitor that could have
been the inspiration for hymexazol fungicide
hymexazol
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Pradimicin A
From Actinomadura hibisca
Zilke and Hall, Eur. J. Org. Chem. (2012) 2012:4153-4163
Antifungal through carbohydrate binding
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• Natural compounds used directly –
biochemical biopesticides
• Natural product-inspired synthetic
pesticides
• Synthetic pesticides that could have
been inspired by natural product
mode of action and/or structure
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Natural products for pest control: an analysis of
their role, value and future – Gerwick & Sparks
Pest Management Science
3 MAR 2014 DOI: 10.1002/ps.3744
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ps.3744/full#ps3744-fig-0002
Synthetic
NP insecticide
NP fungicide
NP herbicide
Percentage of known commercial modes of action – (HRAC/IRAC/FRAC)
6% 2%
7%
85%
NP = natural products only
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Natural products for pest control: an analysis of
their role, value and future – Gerwick & Sparks
Pest Management Science
3 MAR 2014 DOI: 10.1002/ps.3744
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ps.3744/full#ps3744-fig-0002
Synthetic
NP insecticide
NP fungicide
NP herbicide
Percentage of known commercial modes of action - (HRAC/IRAC/FRAC)
67%
16%
11%
6%
NP = natural products + natural product inspired
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Natural products for pest control: an analysis of
their role, value and future – Gerwick & Sparks
Pest Management Science
3 MAR 2014 DOI: 10.1002/ps.3744
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ps.3744/full#ps3744-fig-0002
Synthetic
NP insecticide
NP fungicide
NP herbcicide
Percentage of known commercial modes of action – (HRAC/IRAC/FRAC)
39%
15%
23%
23%
NP = natural products + natural product inspired + natural product model
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Some parting thoughts
Natural compounds are still excellent sources of novel
pesticide chemistries with new target sites
Natural compounds can still inspire new pesticides
chemistries with old or new target sites
Natural compounds can lead to discovery of effective
target sites for in vitro screening of effective inhibitors –
both natural compound structure inspired and inhibitors
with very different structures
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