A pro-natural product design strategy affords ester-based green fungicide candidates
Peng Lei, Hanxiao Yuan, Xingxing Lu, Tiantian Sun, Yanyan Qu, Le Wang, Tan Dai, Jianqiang Miao, Yanqing Gao, Xili Liu · 2026
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Peng Lei and co-authors design farm fungicides that break down into natural products in this 2026 paper. Natural products inspire many crop chemicals, but direct use faces weak activity and short effect. Tweaking their structure can also leave toxic residues.
The team propose pro-natural products: working compounds built to degrade into natural ones after use. They set out design rules for this class and build ester-based candidates. The strategy aims to keep strong action in the field while easing residue worries. It also widens the space of compounds designers can explore. Greener fungicides of this kind could protect crops with less lasting harm to soils and water.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Peng Lei, Hanxiao Yuan, Xingxing Lu, Tiantian Sun, Yanyan Qu, Le Wang, Tan Dai, Jianqiang Miao, Yanqing Gao, Xili Liu |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 33 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |