Zi-Guang Shang

Design, synthesis, and insecticidal activity of dihydroagarofuran-based oxime ether analogs against Mythimna separata as potential insecticides.

BACKGROUND Agricultural pests significantly reduce crop yields and threaten global food security. Chemical pesticides remain the primary means of pest control. In this study, celangulin V, a plant-derived insecticide, was used as a lead compound. Guided by three-dimensional quantitative structure-activity relationship...