Synthesis of Long-Chain Triazine Aldehydes - Substrates of Bacterial Luciferase and Photosynthetic Inhibitors

Abstract

S-triazines are photosynthetic inhibitors. They have been substituted with ω-aminoundecanoic acid. The coupling products have been transformed into triazine aldehydes. These compounds displace radioactive terbutryn and have inhibitory effects on photosynthesis in plants and bacteria. Triazine aldehydes were shown to be effective substrates for bacterial luciferase. A competitive assay between photosystem-II-herbicides and aldehyde-labeled triazines is discussed.