Fluridone

Fluridone

CAT N°: 33966
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49.00 41.65

Fluridone is an herbicide.{54984,54985,54986,54987} It inhibits phytoene desaturase (Ki = 0.03 µM), an enzyme involved in carotenoid biosynthesis.{54984} Fluridone (50 and 100 µM) decreases ?-carotene (Item No. 16837) levels and induces accumulation of phytofluene and phytoene in T. aestivum seedlings grown in the dark.{54985} It reduces levels of the plant hormone abscisic acid (Item No. 10073) in hydrated and dehydrated V. faba leaves when used at a concentration of 10 µM.{54986} Fluridone is cytotoxic to the cyanobacterium Anacystis nidulans (LC50 = 0.125 µM) and has acute toxicity against several species of invertebrates and fish (median LC50s = 4.3 and 10.4 mg/L, respectively).{54984,54987} Formulations containing fluridone have been used as aquatic herbicides.

Territorial Availability: Available through Bertin Technologies only in France

  • Synonyms
    • 1-methyl-3-phenyl-5-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-4(1H)-pyridinone
  • Correlated keywords
    • EL 171 EL171 Sonar Triticum Vicia
  • Product Overview:
    Fluridone is an herbicide.{54984,54985,54986,54987} It inhibits phytoene desaturase (Ki = 0.03 µM), an enzyme involved in carotenoid biosynthesis.{54984} Fluridone (50 and 100 µM) decreases ?-carotene (Item No. 16837) levels and induces accumulation of phytofluene and phytoene in T. aestivum seedlings grown in the dark.{54985} It reduces levels of the plant hormone abscisic acid (Item No. 10073) in hydrated and dehydrated V. faba leaves when used at a concentration of 10 µM.{54986} Fluridone is cytotoxic to the cyanobacterium Anacystis nidulans (LC50 = 0.125 µM) and has acute toxicity against several species of invertebrates and fish (median LC50s = 4.3 and 10.4 mg/L, respectively).{54984,54987} Formulations containing fluridone have been used as aquatic herbicides.

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