• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.17 no.5
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• pp.498-503
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• 2006

i-(2',5'-Diketotetrahydrofuranyl)octadecenyl acid (OSA), an intermediate for the lubricating oil additive, was prepared by the ene-reaction of oleic acid with maleic anhydride. The reaction progress was monitored by gas chromatography by analyzing the amount of OSA. The series of succinimidyl compounds were synthesized by the reaction of alkyl amines and OSA. As a kind of lubricant additives, demulsibility, anti-wear, and anti-corrosion properties of these succinimidyl compounds were measured. The derivative of octadecylamine which has relatively long-chained alkyl group has showed good properties.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• v.39 no.1
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• pp.52-61
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• 2023

Fire blight, caused by Erwinia amylovora, is one of the major bacterial disease of apple and pear, causing enormous economic losses worldwide. Several control measures against E. amylovora have been reported till date, however, none of them have proved to be effective significantly against the pathogen. In this study, mechanisms of the copper-based control agents (CBCAs): copper oxychloride (COCHL), copper oxide (COX), copper hydroxide (CHY), copper sulfate basic (CSB), and tribasic copper sulfate (TCS) and their disease severity reduction efficacy against E. amylovora were analyzed. Bis-1,3-dibutylbarbituric acid trimethine oxonol, carboxyl fluorescein diacetate succinimidyl ester, and 5-cyano-2,3-ditolyl tetrazolium chloride staining were used to check the damage of membrane potential, cytoplasmic pH_in, and respiration of CBCAs-treated E. amylovora, respectively. High disturbance in the membrane potential of E. amylovora was found under COX and COCHL treatments. Similarly, higher significant changes in the inner cytoplasmic pH_in were observed under COX, COCHL, and TCS treatment. CHY and COCHL-treated E. amylovora showed a significant reduction in respiration. In vitro bioassay results revealed that CHY, CSB, and TCS at 2,000 ppm reduced the severity of fire blight both in pre- and post-treatment of CBCAs in immature apple fruits and seedlings. Overall, the most effective CBCAs against E. amylovora could be CHY at 2,000 ppm as its showed inhibition mechanisms and disease severity reduction.