Publications by authors named "Amy F Douglas"
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- The plant hormone abscisic acid (ABA) is crucial for various processes in plants, including flowering and aging, and works through a family of 13 soluble receptors in Arabidopsis thaliana, with homologues in other plants creating genetic redundancy challenges.
- Researchers screened a library of ABA-like analogues and identified new antagonists, including PBI686, which was previously used to probe ABA-binding proteins.
- The antagonists can counteract ABA-induced changes in different plant species, paving the way for new methods to control plant growth and develop tools for studying the specific roles of individual ABA receptors.
Indium(III) dimethyl, dihalide, and alkoxy-bridged complexes bearing a chiral diaminophenoxy tridentate ligand [NN(H)O](-) were synthesized. The dimethyl complex (NN(H)O)InMe(2) (1) was unreactive toward ethanol and 2-propanol and only partially reactive toward the more acidic phenol. The dihalide complexes (NN(H)O)InX(2) (X = Cl (3), Br (4), I (5)) reacted with NaOEt to form robust alkoxy-bridged complexes with the formula {[(NN(H)O)InX](2)(mu-X)(mu-OEt)} (X = Cl (6), Br (7), I (8)).
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