Journal
JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY
Volume 63, Issue 31, Pages 6890-6896Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.5b01920
Keywords
antifungal; Botrytis cinerea; polymer micelles; linear geranylphenols; structural determination
Funding
- FONDECYT [1120996]
- Direccion General de Investigacion y Postgrado (DGIP-USM) of Universidad Tecnica Federico Santa Maria [131305]
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Herein, we explore the potential use of two micelle-forming block copolymers, i.e., Pluronic F-127 and poly(ethylene oxide)-b-poly(caprolactone), for application of fungicide agents. The polymer effect on the in vitro fungicide activity of a series of geranyl orcinol derivatives against Botrytis cinerea has been assessed. The results show that, for all test compounds, the incorporation into micelles, formed by Pluronic F-127, produces a great enhancement of the inhibitory effect on the growth of B. cinerea. For some compounds, at the lowest tested concentration (50 ppm), the percentage of inhibition increases significantly (from 0-10 to 80-90%) when the application is made using a polymer solution instead of an ethanol/ water mixture. The synthesis and structural determination of a series of eight geranylphenols/diacetates, which were used as fungicide agents, are also discussed. These results suggest that polymer micelles are promising systems for application of crop-protecting agents.
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