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Preparation and Photosynthesis-Inhibiting Activity of 1-[(2-Nitrophenyl)carbamoyl]naphthalen-2-yl Alkylcarbamates
* 1 , 2 , 2 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5
1  Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Comenius University, Odbojarov 10, 83232 Bratislava, Slovakia
2  Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Comenius University, Odbojarov 10, 832 32 Bratislava, Slovakia
3  Global Change Research Institute CAS, Belidla 986/4a, 603 00 Brno, Czech Republic
4  Department of Environmental Ecology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, Mlynska dolina Ch-2, 842 15 Bratislava, Slovakia
5  Institute of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, Mlynska dolina Ch-2, 842 15 Bratislava, Slovakia

Abstract:

In this study, a series of eight 1-[(2-nitrophenyl)carbamoyl]naphthalen-2-yl alkylcarbamates was prepared and characterized. The discussed compounds were prepared by microwave-assisted and conventional synthesis. The compounds were tested for their activity related to inhibition of photosynthetic electron transport (PET) in spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.) chloroplasts. The PET-inhibiting activity of the compounds was relatively low; the corresponding IC50 values ranged from 0.233 to 0.487 mmol/L and the highest activity within the series of compounds was observed for 1-[(2-nitrophenyl)carbamoyl]naphthalen-2-yl pentylcarbamate. The compounds were found to inhibit PET in photosystem II.

Keywords: Alkylcarbamates; Hydroxynaphthalene-carboxamides; PET inhibition; Spinach chloroplasts; Structure-activity relationships.
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