CHEBI:6790 - metalaxyl

ChEBI IDCHEBI:6790
ChEBI Namemetalaxyl
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DefinitionA racemate comprising equal amounts of (R)- and (S)-metalaxyl. A systemic fungicide, it is active against phytopathogens of the order Peronosporales and is used to conrtrol Pythium in a number of vegetable crops.
Last Modified21 July 2015
FormulaC15H21NO4
Net Charge0
Average Mass279.332
Monoisotopic Mass279.14706
Wikipedia
Roles Classification
Chemical Role:
environmental contaminant  Any minor or unwanted substance introduced into the environment that can have undesired effects.
Biological Roles:
xenobiotic  A xenobiotic (Greek, xenos "foreign"; bios "life") is a compound that is foreign to a living organism. Principal xenobiotics include: drugs, carcinogens and various compounds that have been introduced into the environment by artificial means.
fungicide  A substance used to destroy fungal pests.
fungicide  A substance used to destroy fungal pests.
antifungal agent  An antimicrobial agent that destroys fungi by suppressing their ability to grow or reproduce.
antifungal agent  An antimicrobial agent that destroys fungi by suppressing their ability to grow or reproduce.
fungicide  A substance used to destroy fungal pests.
fungicide  A substance used to destroy fungal pests.
antifungal agent  An antimicrobial agent that destroys fungi by suppressing their ability to grow or reproduce.
antifungal agent  An antimicrobial agent that destroys fungi by suppressing their ability to grow or reproduce.
fungicide  A substance used to destroy fungal pests.
antifungal agent  An antimicrobial agent that destroys fungi by suppressing their ability to grow or reproduce.
antifungal agent  An antimicrobial agent that destroys fungi by suppressing their ability to grow or reproduce.
Applications:
agrochemical  An agrochemical is a substance that is used in agriculture or horticulture.
fungicide  A substance used to destroy fungal pests.
fungicide  A substance used to destroy fungal pests.
fungicide  A substance used to destroy fungal pests.
fungicide  A substance used to destroy fungal pests.
fungicide  A substance used to destroy fungal pests.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
metalaxyl (CHEBI:6790) has part (S)-metalaxyl (CHEBI:82791)
metalaxyl (CHEBI:6790) has part metalaxyl-M (CHEBI:60607)
metalaxyl (CHEBI:6790) has role agrochemical (CHEBI:33286)
metalaxyl (CHEBI:6790) has role environmental contaminant (CHEBI:78298)
metalaxyl (CHEBI:6790) has role xenobiotic (CHEBI:35703)
metalaxyl (CHEBI:6790) is a acylamino acid fungicide (CHEBI:87013)
metalaxyl (CHEBI:6790) is a anilide fungicide (CHEBI:87015)
metalaxyl (CHEBI:6790) is a racemate (CHEBI:60911)
IUPAC Name 
rac-methyl N-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)-N-(methoxyacetyl)alaninate
Synonyms  Source
MetalaxylKEGG COMPOUND
methyl N-(2-methoxyacetyl)-N-(2,6-xylyl)-DL-alaninateChemIDplus
N-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)-N-(methoxyacetyl)-alanine methyl esterChemIDplus
(±)-metalaxylChemIDplus
D,L-N-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)-N-(2'-methoxyacetyl)alaninate de methyleChemIDplus
methyl N-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)-N-(methoxyacetyl)-DL-alaninateNIST Chemistry WebBook
Manual XrefsDatabases
C10947KEGG COMPOUND
DE2515091Patent
US4151299Patent
MetalaxylWikipedia
HMDB0031802HMDB
metalaxylAlan Wood's Pesticides
Registry NumbersSources
Reaxys:2947777Reaxys
CAS:57837-19-1KEGG COMPOUND
CAS:57837-19-1ChemIDplus
CAS:57837-19-1NIST Chemistry WebBook
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