76 results about "Acibenzolar-S-methyl" patented technology

The present invention discloses a kind of diazosulfide new compound structure and its application for promoting plant cell secondary metabolic product growth. Said invention selects and uses taxus chinensis cell as application system, and proceeds from structure of immunoactivating agent thiobiazole to design and synthesize new type plant cell inductive activating agent. The test results show that the capacity of said invented benzothiobiazole compound for promoting production of taxane is similar to or higher than that of existent methyl jasmonate.

An electron donating organic material includes a benzothiadiazole compound including (a) a benzothiadiazole skeleton and (b) an oligothiophene skeleton, and having a band gap (Eg) of 1.8 eV or less, and a level of highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) of −4.8 eV or less, wherein said benzothiadiazole compound is formed by covalently combining the benzothiadiazole skeleton and the oligothiophene skeleton alternately, a proportion between the benzothiadiazole skeleton and the oligothiophene skeleton is within a range of 1:1 to 1:2 (however, excluding 1:1), and the number of thiophene rings contained in an oligothiophene skeleton is 3 or more and 12 or less.

The invention discloses a soluble electroluminescent green light organic molecule glass material, a preparation method and applications thereof. The material comprises two types of a symmetric substituent benzothiadiazole derivative and a dissymmetric substituent benzothiadiazole derivative. The preparation method of the material comprises: carbazol and fluorine or anthracene are taken as raw materials, a bromide that contains Ar1 is obtained through palladium-catalyzed coupling reaction or cuprous salt catalyzed coupling reaction, and corresponding boric acid ester is generated through a next reaction; the boric acid ester is reacted with 4, 7-dibromo benzothiadiazole or a bromide of benzothiadiazole substituted by soluble resin Ar2 and a tiny molecule luminescent material which is symmetric or dissymmetric is obtained. The luminescent material prepared has good solubility in a solvent with high boiling point and weak polarity and can be purified by the solution method; simultaneously, the luminescent material has good thermal stability and morphologic stability, particularly the luminescent material with the dissymmetric structure has advantages in both synthesis and purification, thus having important application prospect in electroluminescence display, illumination and laser.

The invention relates to conjugated polymers comprising bis(thienocyclopenta)benzothiadiazole units or derivatives thereof, to methods of their preparation, to novel monomer units used therein, to the use of the polymers in organic electronic (OE) devices, and to OE devices comprising the polymers.

The present invention relates to a benzothiadiazole compound represented by the following formula I, and a preparation method and use thereof, the benzothiadiazole compound has the biological activityof inhibiting protein-tyrosine-phosphatase SHP2, can be used as a tool compound to study the biological functional relevance of the protein-tyrosine-phosphatase SHP2 in a cell signal transduction process, and provides a new means for prevention and treatment of cancer and metabolic and immune diseases.

The invention provides a plant protective method and application of inducing immune system of plant by 4-methyl-1,2,3-thiadiazolyl-5-formic acid (NK-F001), sodium 4-methyl-1,2,3-thiadiazolyl-5-formate (NK-F002), 4-methyl-1,2,3-thiadiazolyl-5-ethyl formate (NK-F003) and methenaimde (SZG-7) to generate resistance against the plant virus. The invention also provides an application for improving the plant immunity by combination of two or three of 4-methyl-1,2,3-thiadiazolyl-5-formic acid (NK-F001), sodium 4-methyl-1,2,3-thiadiazolyl-5-formate (NK-F002), 4-methyl-1,2,3-thiadiazolyl-5-ethyl formate (NK-F003), methenaimde (SZG-7), benzthiadiazole (activated ester, BTH), tiadinil (TDL), DL-Beta-aminobutyric acid, virazole, ningnanmycin, antofine, Bingduxing No.1, Bingduxing No.2, XY-13 and XY-30 so as to induce the plant to generate antiviral activity, processing dosage forms of single and mixture preparations, and compositions and contents of effective components in the dosage forms. The invention discloses a plant inducing range and plant antiviral inducing range of compounds and compositions thereof, and application of plant protection in the fields of agriculture and horticulture thereof.

The invention provides water-oil soluble benzo[1,2,3]-thiadiazole-7-carboxylate derivatives with plant activate antipathogen activity and salts thereof. The derivatives are shown as a general formula (I, II), wherein X is an oxygen, a nitrogen atom or a sulfur atom; n is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and so on or (CH2)n represents alkyl carrying a branched chain; Y is Cl<->, Br<->, F<->, I<->, AcO<->, acetylsalicylic acid radical, nitric acid radical, salicylic acid radical, p-toluenesulfonic acid radical, bisulfate radical or other negative ions; R<1> is alkyl of 1-6 carbon atoms, alkoxy of 1-6 carbon atoms, alkenyl of 1-6 carbon atoms, or aryl; R<2> is alkyl of 1-6 carbon atoms, alkoxy of 1-6 carbon atoms, alkenyl of 1-6 atoms, or aryl; or the R<1> and the R<2> are selected from the structure in the specification.

The present invention provides a kind of benzothiobiazole substituent formamidine derivative and benzothiobiazole methanamide derivative, their synthesis method and application. Said invention also provides their structure formulae in which 10 formamidine derivatives containing benzo [1,2,3] thiobiazole substituent and 10 substituted benzo [1,2,3] thiobiazole-7-methanamide derivatives. These compounds have the activity for resisting tobacco mosaic virus and inducing tobacco to resist tobacco mosaic virus and microbiostatic action for inhibiting agricultural fungi.

The synthesis, characterization, optical and electrochemical properties of a regioregular copolymer, poly(3-octylthiophene-2,5-diyl-co-3-decyloxythiophene-2,5-diyl) (POT-co-DOT), and an alternating regioregular copolymer poly{(9,9-dioctylfluorene)-2,7-diyl-alt-[4,7-bis(3-decyloxythien-2-yl)-2,1,3-benzothiadiazole]-5′,5″-diyl} (PF-co-DTB) is disclosed. The incorporation of 3-alkoxythiophene units onto the conjugated backbones enhances the electron-donating property of the polymer and lowers its bandgap. The fabrication and performance of photovoltaic cells with bulk heterojunction architecture based on blends of these copolymers with PCBM are also described.

The invention discloses an anthracene and benzothiadiazole copolymer, and a preparation method and application thereof. The anthracene and benzothiadiazole copolymer has a general molecular structure formula shown in (I), wherein R1 and R2 are selected from -H, substituted or unsubstituted C1-C40 alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl, and substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl, cyano or halogen; R3 and R4 are selected from -H, substituted or unsubstituted C1-C40 alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted C1-C40 alkoxy, substituted or unsubstituted C6-C40 aryl, substituted or unsubstituted C6-C40arylalkyl, and substituted or unsubstituted C6-C40 alkoxy or cyano; n is the polymerization degree and is a natural number ranging from 1 to 500; and Ar is an organic group with an electron donating property. The anthracene and benzothiadiazole copolymer disclosed by the invention has the advantages of low energy gap, high carrier mobility and wide spectral absorption range, and improves the photoelectric conversion efficiency. The preparation method of the anthracene and benzothiadiazole copolymer is simple in process, high in product yield, and easy to operate and control.

The invention relates to an organic fluorescent sensing material, which is formed by co-assembling a fluorene derivative represented by a formula (I) and a benzothiadiazole derivative represented by aformula (II). The organic fluorescent sensing material can overcome the problems of poor stability and low luminous efficiency when the compound of the formula (I) is singly used and poor detection effect when the compound of the formula (II) is singly used. Advantages of different molecules are effectively integrated by adopting co-assembly, and the material obtained by co-assembling antioxidantmolecules (compounds shown in the formula (II)) and molecules (compounds shown in the formula (I)) with excellent detection performance can well solve the problems of poor stability and low luminousefficiency of the material. The detection limit of the fluorescent material disclosed by the invention reaches ng level, and the fluorescent material has no obvious response to common interfering gases such as organic solvents (thousands to tens of thousands ppm), so that the detection method disclosed by the invention has very strong practicability to the detection of explosives.

Compositions and methods for improving a plant's resistance to biotic and / or abiotic stress are provided, including methods of seed production comprising: (a) providing a plant or part thereof; (b) exposing the plant to a composition comprising one or more defense activators present in a concentration ranging from 0.01 mg / l to 25 g / l or from 0.25 nM to 10 mM and chosen from jasmonates, salicylic acid, chitin, acibenzolar-S-methyl, harpins, microbes, and one or more defense peptides comprising a consensus amino acid sequence:wherein:X is an amino acid chosen from Alanine (A), Cysteine (C), Aspartic acid (D), Glutamic acid (E), Phenylalanine (F), Glycine (G), Histidine (H), Isoleucine (I), Lysine (K), Leucine (L), Methionine (M), Asparagine (N), Proline (P), Glutamine (Q), Arginine (R), Serine (S), Threonine (T), Valine (V), Tryptophan (W), or Tyrosine (Y); (c) growing the plant to produce developed seeds from the plant comprising defenses induced by the defense activators.

The invention discloses a synthesis method of a 1,2,3-diazosulfide compound. A o-aminothiophenol compound with a structure shown as a formula (I) and tert-butyl nitrite are taken as raw materials, and are subjected to intramolecular diazo-reaction to obtain the 1,2,3-diazosulfide compound with a structure shown as a formula (II); a reaction equation is as follows (shown in the description), wherein R=hydrogen, fluorine, chlorine, ester group, nitro or methyl. The synthesis method has the beneficial effects that (1) the operation is simple and convenient in a preparation process, an obtained product is easy for after-treatment, and large-scale industrialized production is suitable; (2) reaction conditions are mild; (3) the synthesis cost is lowered; (4) a reaction substrate is high in functional group tolerance, is wide in range and easy to prepare; (5) the reaction is efficient, the yield is high, and the reaction efficiency is higher after reaction amplification; (6) environment pollution is avoided, and environment friendliness is achieved.

A conjugated fluorene polymer is provided, which is defined by structure formula (1), wherein: R1, R2, R3, R4 represent H or C1-C20 alkyl, x+y=1, x≠0, y≠0, n is a natural number between 1-1000, Ar1 is a group containing thiophene. A preparation method for the conjugated fluorene polymer and a solar cell device containing the conjugated fluorene polymer are also provided. Due to fluorene or its derivatives and conjugated structure, the conjugated fluorene polymer exhibits an excellent light stability and thermal stability. In addition, since thiophene and benzothiadiazole groups are introduced into the main chain of the polymer, the spectral response range of the polymer is broadened.

The present invention relates to [1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-c]pyrimidine derivatives represented by formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. In the formula, R1 represents a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group. Or a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic heterocyclic group, R2 represents a hydrogen atom, halogen, a substituted or unsubstituted lower alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group or a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic heterocyclic group, na and nb are the same or different, representing an integer from 0 to 4, Q represents a hydrogen atom or 3,4-dimethoxybenzyl group, R6 represents a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted lower alkyl group, a halogen atom or a hydroxyl group, R3 Represents: ① hydroxyl group, ② hydroxy lower alkyl group, ③ substituted or unsubstituted lower alkoxy group, or ④ selected from substituted or unsubstituted imidazo[1,2-a]pyridyl, imidazo[1,2- a]pyrazinyl, imidazo[1,2-a]pyrimidinyl, benzimidazolyl, benzothiazolyl, benzo-2,1,3-thiadiazolyl, isoxazolyl and 3-oxo When R3 represents a hydroxyl group, a hydroxyl lower alkyl group or a substituted or unsubstituted lower alkoxy group, R4 and R5 are The same or different, represents a substituted or unsubstituted lower alkyl group or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, or R4 and R5 together with adjacent carbon atoms form a substituted or unsubstituted saturated carbocyclic ring, and R3 represents a group selected from substituted or unsubstituted aryl groups. Unsubstituted imidazo[1,2-a]pyridyl, imidazo[1,2-a]pyrazinyl, imidazo[1,2-a]pyrimidinyl, benzimidazolyl, benzothiazolyl, When the group in benzo-2,1,3-thiadiazolyl, isoxazolyl and 3-oxo-3,4-dihydro-2H-benzo[1,4]oxazinyl, R4 Identical or different to R5, represents a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted lower alkyl group or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, or R4 and R5 together with adjacent carbon atoms form a substituted or unsubstituted saturated carbocyclic ring.

The invention discloses a zirconium-based metal organic framework material as well as a preparation method and application thereof. The chemical formula of the zirconium-based metal organic framework material is Zr6O4 (OH) 4 (L-S) 1.2 (L-2Me) 4.8, in the formula, L-S is 2',5'-dimethyl [1,1':4',1''-triphenyl]-4,4,dicarboxylic acid, L-2Me is 4, 4'-(benzo [c] [1, 2, 5] thiadiazole-4, 7-diyl) dibenzoic acid. The zirconium-based metal organic framework material disclosed by the invention can simultaneously generate superoxide anion free radicals (O2.-) and singlet oxygen (1O2) under an illumination condition, is environment-friendly, low in price and simple to prepare, has the advantages of high catalytic activity, mild reaction conditions, convenience in operation, high substrate applicability and the like when being used for a photo-induced aerobic oxidation reaction, and has a good application prospect.

The present invention is directed to benzothiadiazolylphenylalkylamine derivatives of formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, compositions containing these derivatives, and methods of their use for the prevention and treatment of conditions ameliorated by monoamine reuptake including, inter alia, vasomotor symptoms (VMS), sexual dysfunction, gastrointestinal and genitourinary disorders, chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromylagia syndrome, nervous system disorders, and combinations thereof, particularly those conditions selected from the group consisting of major depressive disorder, vasomotor symptoms, stress and urge urinary incontinence, fibromyalgia, pain, diabetic neuropathy, and combinations thereof.

The present invention relates to the use of a combination comprising at least one host defense inducer and at least one biological control agent in a synergistically effective amount for controlling bacterial harmful organisms in useful plants. The biological control agent is selected from specific microorganisms and / or a mutant of these strains having all the identifying characteristics of the respective strain, and / or a metabolite produced by the respective strain. In a preferred aspect of the invention the host defense inducer is isotianil or a combination of isotianil and acibenzolar-S-methyl. The present invention also relates to a method for controlling bacterial harmful organisms in useful plants by treatment with a combination comprising at least one host defense inducer and at least one biological control agent in a synergistically effective amount. A further aspect of the present invention is directed to method for controlling bacterial harmful organisms in useful plants by subjecting the plants to be protected against attack by bacterial harmful organisms to two or more sequential treatment blocks.

The invention discloses application of a benzothiadiazole compound in preparation of a medicine for resisting SARS-COV-2 novel coronavirus, and belongs to the technical field of medicine. According to the present invention, the micro-mole-level benzothiadiazole compound having the structure represented by the general formula (I) is utilized to provide inhibition activity for two types of proteins, such that the anti-SARS-CoV-2 Wuhan strain virus activity is provided; according to the present invention, the benzothiadiazole compound is firstly provided to be adopted as the SARS-COV-2 novel coronavirus inhibitor, such that the new thought and the new use are provided for prevention and / or treatment of the SARS-COV-2 novel coronavirus, and the important medical research value is provided.

The invention provides a cadmium-based metal-organic framework with fluorescence recognition on Al < 3 + > and Ga < 3 + > ions and a preparation method of the cadmium-based metal-organic framework. The molecular formula of a target product is C33H22CdN6O5S. The method comprises the following steps: S1, uniformly mixing cadmium nitrate tetrahydrate, 4, 7-di (1H-benzimidazole-1-yl)-2, 1, 3-benzothiadiazole, 2, 6-naphthalic acid, N, N-dimethylformamide and methyl alcohol; S2, sealing the reaction kettle, heating, carrying out constant-temperature reaction for several hours, and cooling to obtain a yellow-green blocky crystal; and S3, washing the yellow-green blocky crystal with ethanol, and then, performing drying. Based on the strong electron withdrawing capability of the benzothiadiazole group and the strong conjugacy of the 2, 6-naphthalic acid, a new direction is indicated for preparing the luminescent metal-organic framework material, the target product efficiently recognizes aluminum ions and gallium ions through obvious fluorescence red shift, the detection limits are 4.05 mu M and 3.67 mu M respectively, and after five cycles, the fluorescent property is still kept stable, and the cadmium-based metal-organic framework has a potential application value in the fields of chemistry and material science.

The invention discloses an application of beta-aminobutyric acid in inducing a tea tree to generate resistance on a tea geometrid. The application comprises a method for treating the tea tree by using the beta-aminobutyric acid, a mixture of the beta-aminobutyric acid and benzothiadiazole and a mixture of the beta-aminobutyric acid and the derivative of the benzothiadiazole. By adopting the method to treat the tea tree, the activity of PPO (Polyphenol Oxidase), POD (Peroxidase) and PAL (Phenylalanine Ammonia Lyase) which are contained in a fresh tea leaf tissue is outstandingly enhanced, and the total amount of tea polyphenol, the content of catechin and the content of amino acid are increased; after fresh tea leaves treated through the method are fed, the tea geometrid is increased in developmental duration, the feeding amount and weight of larvae are outstandingly reduced, and the survival rate, the pupation rate and the eclosion rate are reduced at different degrees, so that the purpose of preventing and controlling the tea geometrid is contribute to realize.

The invention discloses a thiophene-containing perylene tetracarboxylic diimide copolymer, and a preparation method and application thereof. The thiophene-containing perylene tetracarboxylic diimide copolymer has a general molecular structural formula shown in (I), wherein n is an integer ranging from 1 to 200; R1, R2 and R3, the same or different, are selected from -H, C1-C15 alkyl, and C1-C15 alkoxy benzene or phenyl; R4 and R5, the same or different, are selected from C1-C15 alkyl, C1-C15 alkoxy, and C1-C15 alkoxy benzene or phenyl; and R6 and R7, the same or different, are selected from C1- C15 alkyl, C1-C15 alkyloxy, and C1-C15 alkoxy benzene or phenyl. The thiophene-containing perylene tetracarboxylic diimide copolymer disclosed by the invention has the advantages of high solubility, high carrier mobility, strong absorbance and wide light absorption range, and improves the utilization rate of sunlight. The preparation method of the thiophene-containing perylene tetracarboxylic diimide copolymer is simple in process, high in produce yield, and easy to operate and control.

The invention discloses an anthracene-diazosulfide copolymer disclosed as a general formula (I), and a preparation method and application thereof. In the absence of oxygen, oxapentaborane anthracene compounds and bromine-substituted diazosulfide compounds are subjected to polymerization reaction under weakly alkaline conditions to obtain the target copolymer. The preparation method disclosed by the invention is simple and easy to operate and control, and is suitable for industrial production. The target copolymer prepared by the method disclosed by the invention can effectively reduce the energy gap of the material, and widen the spectral absorption range, thereby being beneficial to the effective transfer of the carrier inside the active layer material.

The invention provides a D-A-D type organic photo-thermal small molecular material and a preparation method thereof. The D-A-D type organic photo-thermal small molecular material contains an electronwithdrawing group 2,1,3-benzothiadiazole and an electron donating group 3,6-di(thiophen-2-yl)-2,5-dihydropyrrolo[3,4-c] pyrrole-1,4-dione. The preparation method comprises the steps: substituting H ona thiophene ring of bromo-isooctane substituted 3,6-di(thiophen-2-yl)-2,5-dihydropyrrolo[3,4-c]pyrrole-1,4-dione with N-bromo-succinimide, and carrying out a reaction with 2,1,3-benzothiadiazole-4,7-bis(pinacol borate) through Suzuki reaction to obtain the target product. With the introduction of an alkyl chain on the side chain of the electron donating group, the solubility of the organic photo-thermal material in the organic solvent is improved, the problem of poor solubility of the organic polymer is overcome, and favorable light stability is achieved.

The invention provides a benzothiadiazole-TB compound as well as a synthesis method and application thereof; the structural general formula of the benzothiadiazole-TB compound is represented by a formula A, wherein R is one of hydrogen, alkoxy, hydroxyl and alkyl. The benzothiadiazole-TB compound has characteristics of large Stokes displacement, excellent luminescence property, excellent solid state luminescence, and potential of becoming an excellent OLED material; the benzothiadiazole-TB compound has a wide pH application range and can be applied to a human physiological environment; the benzothiadiazole-TB compound has effective and good response to viscosity, and has the possibility of becoming a viscosity response fluorescent probe; the benzothiadiazole-TB compound has recognition capability on Fe<3+> and is expected to become an excellent Fe<3+> fluorescent probe; and the benzothiadiazole-TB compound has a good PDT effect, can perform dyeing imaging on A549 cells, expands the variety of photosensitizers, and provides a new thought for synthesizing imaging-guided PDT photosensitizers.

The invention discloses a D-benzothiadiazole-TB(-D) derivative as well as a synthesis method and application thereof. The structural formula of the D-benzothiadiazole-TB(-D) derivative is shown as a formula I or II. The D-benzothiadiazole-TB(-D) derivative has large Stokes displacement, shows excellent luminescence property, has excellent solid luminescence and has the potential of becoming an excellent OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode) material. The D-benzothiadiazole-TB(-D) derivative has a wide pH application range and can be applied to a human physiological environment; the D-benzothiadiazole-TB(-D) derivative has effective and good response to viscosity, and has the possibility of becoming a viscosity response fluorescent probe; the D-benzothiadiazole-TB(-D) derivative has recognition capability on Fe<3+> and is expected to become an excellent Fe<3+> fluorescent probe; and the D-benzothiadiazole-TB(-D) derivative has a good PDT effect, can perform dyeing imaging on A549 cells, and expands the variety of photosensitizers.

The invention discloses a small molecular material with yellow mechanoluminescence of 10-membered fused ring benzothiadiazole as well as a preparation method and application of the small molecular material. The preparation method comprises the steps of 1) carrying out reduction reaction on a benzo [1, 2-b: 4, 5-b '] dithiophene-4, 8-diketone compound and sodium borohydride; 2) reacting the product in the step 1) with halogenated alkane; (3) reacting the product obtained in the step (2) with n-butyllithium and tributyltin chloride; (4) carrying out Stille coupling reaction; (5) carrying out a Cadogan reaction; and 6) reacting the product in the step 5) with halogenated alkane. The material prepared by the invention can be applied to a yellow mechanoluminescent material and a white mechanoluminescent material. The preparation method disclosed by the invention is relatively simple in process and relatively low in cost, and the prepared product has high fluorescence quantum yield in a solid state, has excellent yellow mechanoluminescence property, can generate mechanoluminescence white light emission with the CIE coordinate of (0.325, 0.346) after being doped with a blue mechanoluminescence material, and has good white light mechanoluminescence property.

The invention belongs to the technical field of preparation of covalent organic framework materials, and provides a photosensitive covalent organic framework material as well as a preparation method and application thereof. The organic monomers 4, 7-bis (4-aminophenyl)-2, 1, 3-benzothiadiazole and trialdehyde phloroglucinol are connected through a covalent bond at room temperature to form a photosensitive covalent organic framework material (COFs), and the photosensitive COFs material has an enol type structure and a ketone type structure at the same time, has excellent photosensitive property, and can generate I-type and II-type active oxygen at the same time under the irradiation of visible light. The preparation method only needs one-step simple reaction, the synthesis method is simple and convenient, the synthesis condition is mild, the consumed time is short, and large-scale synthesis is facilitated. Furthermore, the preparation method provided by the invention is easy to separate and purify, and the photosensitive COFs material can be obtained only by washing with an organic solvent.

The present invention relates to the use of a combination comprising at least one host defense inducer and at least one biological control agent in a synergistically effective amount for controlling bacterial harmful organisms in useful plants. The biological control agent is selected from specific microorganisms and / or a mutant of these strains having all the identifying characteristics of the respective strain, and / or a metabolite produced by the respective strain. In a preferred aspect of the invention the host defense inducer is isotianil or a combination of isotianil and acibenzolar-S-methyl. The present invention also relates to a method for controlling bacterial harmful organisms in useful plants by treatment with a combination comprising at least one host defense inducer and at least one biological control agent in a synergistically effective amount. A further aspect of the present invention is directed to method for controlling bacterial harmful organisms in useful plants by subjecting the plants to be protected against attack by bacterial harmful organisms to two or more sequential treatment blocks.

The Arabidopsis NI16 gene was isolated in a yeast 2-hybrid screen via its interaction with the NIM1 protein and encodes a protein involved in the regulation of SAR gene expression in plants. NI16 is strongly induced in NTM1-overexpressing plants treated with benzo(1,2,3)thiadiazole-7-carbothioic acid S-methyl ester (BTH). The nucleic acid sequence of the Arabidopsis NI16 promoter is disclosed herein.