1,3,4(2H)-isoquinolinetrione herbicides: novel redox mediators of photosystem I
1995
Mitchell, G. | Clarke, E. J. | Ridley, S.M. | Greenhow, D.T. | Gillen, K.J. | Vohra, S.K.
A series of 1,3,4(2H)-isoquinolinetriones have been found to be fast-acting post-emergence herbicides, producing symptoms of desiccation. These redox-active compounds are very potent stimulators of the light-dependent consumption of oxygen at photosystem I in isolated chloroplasts. Pulse radiolysis studies on 2-ethyl-1,3,4(2H)-isoquinolinetrione have shown it to have free-radical properties which could enhance the generation of superoxide radicals in plants. Electrochemical studies further support a redox mediator mode of action for the series. The compounds were found to be unstable towards hydrolysis, and this was considered to be a major factor limiting the overall herbicidal effects. Other parameters, related to uptake and/or translocation, which may limit the full expression of the herbicidal activity of certain compounds, are discussed.
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