Research progress of anti-plant virus agents based on marine natural products

Abstract

Plant virus diseases are a serious threat to food crops, vegetables, and cash crops, their prevention and control are extremely difficult, known as ‘plant cancer’, and effective prevention and control agents are extremely short. Environmentally friendly natural antiviral active substances are key resources for the development of anti-plant virus drugs. Marine natural products are the most active field of new drugs and lead compounds discovery. However, there are few studies on their pesticide activities, especially their anti-plant virus activities. In the present manuscript, the latest research on anti-plant virus activity, structure-activity relationship, and mode of action of marine natural products were reviewed. It is hoped that this review will provide a useful reference for the research of anti-plant virus drugs.

Keywords

• Marine natural products
• Anti-plant virus agents
• Derivatives
• Mode of action