Abstract
A recent global ban on the use of organotin compounds as antifouling agents has increased the need for safe and effective antifouling compounds. In this study, a series of new butenolide derivatives with various amine side chains was synthesized and evaluated for their anti-larval settlement activities in the barnacle, Balanus amphitrite. Side chain modification of butenolide resulted in butenolides 3c-3d, which possessed desirable physico-chemical properties and demonstrated highly effective non-toxic anti-larval settlement efficacy. A structure-activity relationship analysis revealed that varying the alkyl side chain had a notable effect on anti-larval settlement activity and that seven to eight carbon alkyl side chains with a tert-butyloxycarbonyl (Boc) substituent on an amine terminal were optimal in terms of bioactivity. Analysis of the physico-chemical profile of butenolide analogues indicated that lipophilicity is a very important physico-chemical parameter contributing to bioactivity. © 2012 Copyright Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 857-864 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Biofouling |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue number | 8 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Aug 24 2012 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
KAUST Repository Item: Exported on 2020-10-01Acknowledged KAUST grant number(s): SA-C0040, UK-C0016
Acknowledgements: This study was supported by a grant (DY125-15-T-02) from the China Ocean Mineral Resources Research and Development Association, a joint research grant from the Research Grants Council of the HKSAR and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (N_HKUST602/09), and award SA-C0040/UK-C0016 from the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology to P.Y. Qian.
This publication acknowledges KAUST support, but has no KAUST affiliated authors.