Oryzalin

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Oryzalin

Systematic (IUPAC) name
4-(Dipropylamino)-3,5-dinitrobenzenesulfonamide
Clinical data
Legal status	?
Identifiers
CAS number	19044-88-3
ATC code	None
PubChem	CID 29393
KEGG	C18877^Y
Chemical data
Formula	C₁₂H₁₈N₄O₆S
Mol. mass	346.36 g/mol
SMILES CCCN(CCC)C1=C(C=C(C=C1[N+](=O)[O-])S(=O)(=O)N)[N+](=O)[O-]
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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 ploidity as an alternative to colchicine ^[2]

References

↑ Taiz, L., Zeiger, E. Plant Physiology, 5/e. 2010. p. 443-4.
↑ http://members.tripod.com/h_syriacus/tetraploidy.htm

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