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CHEBI:75375 - dichlorprop
| ChEBI ID | CHEBI:75375 |
| ChEBI Name | dichlorprop |
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| Definition | A racemate comprising equimolar amounts of (R)- and (S)-dichlorprop. It is widely used as a herbicide for killing annual and broad leaf weeds. Only the R-enantiomer has herbicidal activity; the S-enantiomer is inactive. |
| Last Modified | 18 November 2019 |
| Submitter | Gareth Owen |
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| Roles Classification |
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| Chemical Role: | environmental contaminant Any minor or unwanted substance introduced into the environment that can have undesired effects. |
| Biological Roles: | EC 1.11.1.6 (catalase) inhibitor An inhibitor of peroxidases (EC 1.11.1.*) that inhibits the action of catalase (EC 1.11.1.6). 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. synthetic auxin A synthetic compound exhibiting auxin activity. |
| Applications: | agrochemical An agrochemical is a substance that is used in agriculture or horticulture. phenoxy herbicide Any member of the class of herbicides whose members contain a phenoxy or substituted phenoxy group. |
| ChEBI Ontology |
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| Outgoing Relation(s) |
| dichlorprop (CHEBI:75375) has part (R)-dichlorprop (CHEBI:75373) |
| dichlorprop (CHEBI:75375) has part (S)-dichlorprop (CHEBI:75374) |
| dichlorprop (CHEBI:75375) has role agrochemical (CHEBI:33286) |
| dichlorprop (CHEBI:75375) has role EC 1.11.1.6 (catalase) inhibitor (CHEBI:75380) |
| dichlorprop (CHEBI:75375) has role environmental contaminant (CHEBI:78298) |
| dichlorprop (CHEBI:75375) has role phenoxy herbicide (CHEBI:60575) |
| dichlorprop (CHEBI:75375) has role synthetic auxin (CHEBI:26841) |
| dichlorprop (CHEBI:75375) has role xenobiotic (CHEBI:35703) |
| dichlorprop (CHEBI:75375) is a racemate (CHEBI:60911) |
| IUPAC Name |
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| rac-2-(2,4-dichlorophenoxy)propanoic acid |
| Synonyms | Source |
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| (±)-2-(2,4-dichlorophenoxy)propanoic acid | ChemIDplus |
| rac-2-(2,4-dichlorophenoxy)propionic acid | ChEBI |
| (±)-2-(2,4-dichlorophenoxy)propionic acid | ChemIDplus |
| α-(2,4-dichlorophenoxy)propionic acid | ChemIDplus |
| 2,4-DP | ChemIDplus |
| rac-2-(2,4-dichlorophenoxy)propanoic acid | ChEBI |
| Manual Xrefs | Databases |
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| GB822199 | Patent |
| Dichlorprop | Wikipedia |
| C11020 | KEGG COMPOUND |
| dichlorprop | Alan Wood's Pesticides |
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