Rohm and Haas Company

Intrexon Corporation

Dow Agrosciences LLC

Rheogene, Inc.

Ted Tsutomu Fujimoto

Steven H Shaber

Subba Reddy Palli

Dean Ervin Cress

Mohan Basavaraju Kumar

Colin Swithenbank

Ronald Ross, Jr

John William Ashmore

Katherine E Flynn

Duyan Vuong Nguyen

This invention relates to the field of biotechnology or genetic engineering. Specifically, this invention relates to the field of gene expression. More specifically, this invention relates to novel substitution mutant receptors and their use in a Group H nuclear receptor-based inducible gene expression system and methods of modulating the expression of a gene in a host cell for applications such as gene therapy, large scale production of proteins and antibodies, cell-based high throughput screening assays, functional genomics and regulation of traits in transgenic organisms.

Substitution mutant receptors and their use in a nuclear receptor-based inducible gene expression system

Fungicidal and insecticidal benzyloxy cyclopropyl substituted aromatic compounds

Compounds with fungicidal and insecticidal properties having formula ##STR1## wherein A is N or CH; V is O or NH; m and n are the integers 0 and 1, provided that m+n is 0 or 1; X is independently selected from hydrogen, halo, (C.sub.1 -C.sub.4)alkyl, and (C.sub.1 -C.sub.4)alkoxy; R is independently selected from hydrogen, (C.sub.1 -C.sub.12)alkyl, (C.sub.1 -C.sub.12)alkoxy, halo(C.sub.1 -C.sub.12)alkyl, (C.sub.2 -C.sub.12)alkenyl, (C.sub.2 -C.sub.12)alkynyl, (C.sub.1 -C.sub.12)alkoxy(C.sub.1 -C.sub.12)alkyl, (C.sub.3 -C.sub.7)cycloalkyl, halo(C.sub.3 -C.sub.7)cycloalkyl, (C.sub.3 -C.sub.7)cycloalkyl(C.sub.1 -C.sub.12)alkyl, (C.sub.3 -C.sub.7)cycloalkyl(C.sub.2 -C.sub.12)alkenyl, (C.sub.3 -C.sub.7)cycloalkyl(C.sub.2 -C.sub.12)alkynyl, (C.sub.1 -C.sub.12)alkyl(C.sub.3 -C.sub.7)cycloalkyl, (C.sub.1 -C.sub.12)alkoxy(C.sub.3 -C.sub.7)cycloalkyl, (C.sub.1 -C.sub.12)alkoxy(C.sub.1 -C.sub.12)alkyl(C.sub.3 -C.sub.7)cycloalkyl, (C.sub.2 -C.sub.12)alkenyl(C.sub.3 -C.sub.7)cycloalkyl, (C.sub.2 -C.sub.12)alkynyl(C.sub.3 -C.sub.7)cycloalkyl, halo(C.sub.1 -C.sub.12)alkyl(C.sub.3 -C.sub.7)cycloalkyl, (C.sub.1 -C.sub.12)alkoxy(C.sub.2 -C.sub.12)alkenyl(C.sub.3 -C.sub.7)cycloalkyl, (C.sub.1 -C.sub.12)alkoxy(C.sub.2 -C.sub.12)alkynyl(C.sub.3 -C.sub.7)cycloalkyl, (C.sub.3 -C.sub.7)cycloalkyl(C.sub.3 -C.sub.7)cycloalkyl, (C.sub.1 -C.sub.12)alkyl(C.sub.3 -C.sub.7)cycloalkyl(C.sub.3 -C.sub.7)cycloalkyl, (C.sub.2 -C.sub.12)alkenyl(C.sub.3 -C.sub.7)cycloalkyl(C.sub.3 -C.sub.7)cycloalkyl, (C.sub.2 -C.sub.12)alkynyl(C.sub.3 -C.sub.7)cycloalkyl(C.sub.3 -C.sub.7)cycloalkyl, (C.sub.3 -C.sub.7)cycloalkyl(C.sub.1 -C.sub.12)alkyl(C.sub.3 -C.sub.7)cycloalkyl, (C.sub.3 -C.sub.7)cycloalkyl(C.sub.2 -C.sub.12)alkenyl(C.sub.3 -C.sub.7)cycloalkyl, (C.sub.3 -C.sub.7)cycloalkyl(C.sub.2 -C.sub.12)alkynyl(C.sub.3 -C.sub.7)cycloalkyl, (C.sub.3 -C.sub.7)cycloalkyl(C.sub.1 -C.sub.12)alkoxy(C.sub.3 -C.sub.7)cycloalkyl, (C.sub.3 -C.sub.7)cycloalkyl(C.sub.1 -C.sub.12)alkoxy(C.sub.1 -C.sub.12)alkyl(C.sub.3 -C.sub.7)cycloalkyl, (C.sub.3 -C.sub.7)cycloalkyl(C.sub.1 -C.sub.12)alkoxy(C.sub.1 -C.sub.12)alkenyl(C.sub.3 -C.sub.7)cycloalkyl, (C.sub.3 -C.sub.7)cycloalkyl(C.sub.1 -C.sub.12)alkoxy(C.sub.1 -C.sub.12)alkynyl(C.sub.3 -C.sub.7)cycloalkyl, aryl, aralkyl, aryl(C.sub.3 -C.sub.7)cycloalkyl, aryl(C.sub.3 -C.sub.7)cycloalkyl(C.sub.3 -C.sub.7)cycloalkyl, (C.sub.3 -C.sub.7)cycloalkylaryl, aryl(C.sub.1 -C.sub.4)alkyl(C.sub.3 -C.sub.7)cycloalkyl, heterocyclic, aryl(C.sub.1 -C.sub.4)alkylheterocyclic heterocyclic(C.sub.1 -C.sub.4)alkyl, heterocyclic(C.sub.3 -C.sub.7)cycloalkyl and R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 are independently selected from hydrogen, halogen, (C.sub.1 -C.sub.12)alkyl, (C.sub.1 -C.sub.12)alkoxy, halo(C.sub.1 -C.sub.12)alkyl, (C.sub.2 -C.sub.12)alkenyl, (C.sub.2 -C.sub.12)alkynyl, (C.sub.3 -C.sub.7)cycloalkyl, cyano, carboxy, (C.sub.1 -C.sub.4)alkoxycarbonyl, aryl, and when taken together R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 form a (C.sub.3 -C.sub.7)cycloalkyl ring, provided that when n=0 or 1 and m=0 R and R.sub.1 are not both hydrogen and when A is N and V is NH and n and m are both zero than R, R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 are other than 1 to 3 substituents independently selected from halogen and (C.sub.1 -C.sub.4)alkyl.

Benzyloxy substituted aromatics and their use as fungicides and

Compounds with fungicidal and insecticidal properties having formula ##STR1## wherein A is N or CH; V is O or NH; m and n are independently 0 and 1 provided that m+n is not 2, and U and W are independently O or N;

Compounds with fungicidal and insecticidal properties having formula I ##STR1## wherein A is N or CH; V is O or NH; m and n are integers 0 and 1 provided that m+n is 1;

2-aryl-2-cyano-2-(aryloxyalkyl)ethyl-1,2,4-triazoles of the formula ##STR1## wherein Ar.sup.1 and Ar.sup.2 are optionally substituted aryl groups which may or may not be different, R is hydrogen or alkyl, n is an integer of at least one, and the agronomically acceptable enantiomorphs, acid addition salts and metal salt complexes thereof, compositions containing these compounds and their uses as fungicides, particularly against phytopathogenic fungi.

Fungicidal 2-aryl-2-cyano-2-(aryloxyalkyl)ethyl-1,2-4-triazoles

Compounds of the formula: ##STR1## wherein X is hydrogen, halo, trihalomethyl, alkyl, nitroor cyano; X.sup.1 is hydrogen, halo, or trihalomethyl; R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are hydrogen, alkyl phenyl or benzyl; n is 1 to 5, and Z is halo, cyano, nitro, trihalomethyl, methylthio, methylsulfinyl, methylsulfonyl, acetyl, phenyl, or heterocycle, and compositions containing these compounds exhibit herbicidal activity.

4-trifluoromethyl-4'-nitrodiphenyl ethers

This invention relates to 2-aryl-2-cyano-2-(heterocyclylalkyl)ethyl-1,2,4-triazoles of the formula ##STR1## wherein Ar is an optionally substituted aryl group, Het is an optionally substituted five or six membered saturated or unsaturated heterocyclic ring containing one, two or three heteroatoms selected from oxygen, nitrogen and sulfur, or is a bicyclic unsaturated ring system containing up to ten atoms including one heteroatom selected from oxygen, nitrogen and sulfur, R is hydrogen or alkyl, n is zero or an integer of at least one, and the agronomically acceptable enantiomorphs, geometric isomers, acid addition salts and metal salt complexes thereof.

Fungicidal 2-aryl-2-cyano-2-(heterocyclylalkyl)ethyl-1,2,4-triazoles

This invention relates to alpha-alkyl-alpha-(4-halophenyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole-1-propanenitriles, their enantiomorphs, acid addition salts and metal salt complexes. These compounds, enantiomorphs, salts and complexes are highly active broad spectrum systemic fungicides effective in controlling phytopathogenicfungi such as barley spot blotch, grape, wheat and bean powdery mildews, grape downy mildew, rice blast, tomato and potato late blights and wheat stem rust.

Alpha-alkyl-alpha-(4-halophenyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole-1-propanenitrile

This invention relates to alpha-(2-alkoxyphenyl)-alpha-alkyl-1H-1,2,4-triazole-1-propanenitriles and derivatives, their enantiomorphs, acid addition salts and metal salt complexes. These compounds, enantiomorphs, salts and complexes are highly active broad-spectrum systemic fungicides effective in controlling phytopathogenic fungi such as barley helminthosporium, cucumber downy mildew, cucumber powdery mildew, grape downy mildew, peanut cercospora, rice blast, wheat powdery mildew and wheat stem rust. The compounds have protective and curative activity against rice blast when they are applied foliarly or systemically and have superior residual activity against rice blast via foliar application.

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Churchville, PA, United States of America

Ted Tsutomu Fujimoto