Oryzalin

Oryzalin is an herbicide of the dinitroaniline class. It acts through the disruption (depolymerization) of microtubules, thus blocking anisotropic growth of plant cells.[1] It can also be used to induce polyploidy in plants as an alternative to colchicine.[2]

Oryzalin
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KEGG
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
ECHA InfoCard100.038.873
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC12H18N4O6S
Molar mass346.36 g/mol g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
Melting point137 to 139 °C (279 to 282 °F)
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References

  1. Taiz, L., Zeiger, E. Plant Physiology, 5/e. 2010. p. 443-4.
  2. http://www.agriculturejournals.cz/publicFiles/01063.pdf
  • Oryzalin in the Pesticide Properties DataBase (PPDB)


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