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. 1983 Jun;72(2):461-8.
doi: 10.1104/pp.72.2.461.

Interaction of chloroplasts with inhibitors: effects of two diphenylether herbicides, fomesafen and nitrofluorfen, on electron transport, and some comparisons with dibromothymoquinone, diuron, and paraquat

S M Ridley  1
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Interaction of chloroplasts with inhibitors: effects of two diphenylether herbicides, fomesafen and nitrofluorfen, on electron transport, and some comparisons with dibromothymoquinone, diuron, and paraquat

S M Ridley. Plant Physiol. 1983 Jun.

Abstract

Several effects on pea (Pisum sativum L. var Onwards) chloroplasts of a new diphenylether herbicide, fomesafen (5-[2-chloro-4-trifluoromethyl-phenoxy]-N-methanesulfonyl-2 -nitrobenzamide) have been compared with those of a herbicide of related structure, nitrofluorfen (2-chloro-1-[4-nitrophenoxy]-4-[trifluoromethyl]benzene). Although both compounds produce the same light-dependent symptoms of desiccation and chlorosis indicative of a common primary mechanism of action, this study is concerned with a more broadly based investigation of different effects on the electron transport system. Comparisons have also been made with other compounds interacting with the chloroplast. Unlike nitrofluorfen, fomesafen has little effect as an inhibitor of electron flow or energy transfer. Both compounds have the ability to stimulate superoxide production through a functional electron transport system, and this involves specifically the p-nitro substituent. The stimulation, which is not likely to be an essential part of the primary herbicidal effect, is diminished under conditions that remove the coupling factor. Evidence suggests that both diphenylethers may be able to bind to the coupling factor, and kinetic studies reveal this for dibromothymoquinone as well. Such a binding site might be an important feature in allowing the primary effect of the diphenylether herbicides to be expressed.

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