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Review
. 2020 Sep 28;21(19):7144.
doi: 10.3390/ijms21197144.

Review on Structures of Pesticide Targets

Xiangyang Li  1 , Xueqing Yang  2 , Xiaodong Zheng  3 , Miao Bai  4 , Deyu Hu  1
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Review

Review on Structures of Pesticide Targets

Xiangyang Li et al. Int J Mol Sci. .

Abstract

Molecular targets play important roles in agrochemical discovery. Numerous pesticides target the key proteins in pathogens, insect, or plants. Investigating ligand-binding pockets and/or active sites in the proteins' structures is usually the first step in designing new green pesticides. Thus, molecular target structures are extremely important for the discovery and development of such pesticides. In this manuscript, we present a review of the molecular target structures, including those of antiviral, fungicidal, bactericidal, insecticidal, herbicidal, and plant growth-regulator targets, currently used in agrochemical research. The data will be helpful in pesticide design and the discovery of new green pesticides.

Keywords: agrochemicals; molecular targets; pesticides; review; structures.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
Reviewed the pesticide targets. The potential new molecular targets of pesticides are in light green area; the classical molecular targets of pesticides are in light blue area.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Review of the conformation of the complex structures in agrochemical research. (A) Ribavirin binding Tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) helicase, (B) Ribavirin in the TMV helicase pocket, (C) Phenamacril binding myosin I, (D) TMG-chitotrimycin binding Ofhex 1, (E) Pinoxaden bimding ACC, (F) PYL2-HAB1-quinabactin complex.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Summary of the number of protein structures in agrochemical research.
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