Antimicrobial compounds and their use in treating plant disease

摘要

The subject invention is directed toward antimicrobial agents and methods of treating and preventing infection by pathogenic microorganisms and endophytic microorganisms in a plant through the use of SecA inhibitors.

主权项

1. A method of treating or preventing plant disease comprising administering to a plant in need thereof a composition comprising an effective amount of a SecA inhibiting compound selected from the group consisting of: N-(5-ethyl-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl)-1-methyl-9H-beta-carboline-3-carboxamide (C16); 3-amino-6-phenyl-4-(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)thieno[2,3-b]pyridine-2-carboxylic acid (C17); N-(1-{[(4-methoxyphenyl)amino]carbonyl}cyclohexyl)-4-(1H-tetrazol-1-yl)benzamide (C18); N-(6-methoxy-1,3-benzothiazol-2-yl)-2-[(5-methyl-1H-benzimidazol-2-yl)thio]acetamide (C19); and 7-benzoyl-11-(2-thienyl)-2,3,4,5,10,11-hexahydro-1H-diabenzo[b,e][1,4]diazepin-1-one (C20).