《Picolinic acid spray stimulates the antioxidative metabolism and minimizes impairments on photosynthesis on wheat leaves infected by Pyricularia oryzae》 was written by Aucique-Perez, Carlos Eduardo; Resende, Renata Sousa; Neto, Lara Beatriz Cruz; Dornelas, Fernanda; DaMatta, Fabio Murilo; Rodrigues, Fabricio Avila. Synthetic Route of C6H5NO2This research focused onTriticum Pyricularia picolinic acid blast antioxidative metabolism photosynthesis leaf. The article conveys some information:
Fungal pathogens produce toxins that are important for their pathogenesis and/or aggressiveness towards their hosts. Picolinic acid (PA), a non-host selective toxin, causes lesions on rice leaves resembling those originated from Pyricularia oryzae infection. Considering that non-host selective toxins can be useful for plant diseases control, this study investigated whether the foliar spray with PA on wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) plants, in a non-phytotoxic concentration, could increase their resistance to blast, stimulate the anti-oxidative metabolism, and minimize alterations in photosynthesis. The PA spray at concentrations greater than 0.1 mg ml-1 caused foliar lesions, compromised the photosynthesis and was linked with greater accumulation of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and superoxide anion radical (O2•-). Fungal mycelial growth, conidia production and germination decreased by PA at 0.3 mg ml-1. Blast severity was significantly reduced by 59 and 23%, resp., at 72 and 96 h after inoculation for plants sprayed with PA (0.1 mg ml-1) at 24 h before fungal inoculation compared to non-sprayed plants. Reduction on blast symptoms was linked with increases on ascorbate peroxidase (EC 1.11.1.11), catalase (EC 1.11.1.6), glutathione peroxidase (EC 1.11.1.9), glutathione reductase (EC 1.8.1.7), glutathione-S-transferase (EC 2.5.1.18), peroxidase (EC 1.11.1.7), and superoxide dismutase (EC 1.15.1.1) activities, lower H2O2 and O2•- accumulation, reduced malondialdehyde production as well as less impairments to the photosynthetic apparatus A more efficient antioxidative metabolism that rapidly scavenges the reactive oxygen species generated during P. oryzae infection, without dramatically decreasing the photosynthetic performance, was a remarkable effect obtained with PA spray. In the experimental materials used by the author, we found Picolinic acid(cas: 98-98-6Synthetic Route of C6H5NO2)
Picolinic acid(cas: 98-98-6) is used as a chelate for alkaline earth metals. Used to prepare picolinato ligated transition metal complexes. In synthetic organic chemistry, has been used as a substrate in the Mitsunobu reaction and in the Hammick reaction.Synthetic Route of C6H5NO2