Acetochlor is an herbicide developed by Monsanto Company and Zeneca. It is a member of the class of herbicides known as chloroacetanilides. Its mode of action is elongase inhibition, and inhibition of geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate (GGPP) cyclization enzymes, part of the gibberellin pathway. It carries high risks of environmental contamination. [2]
2009年7月8日 · Acetochlor is a monocarboxylic acid amide that is N-phenylacetamide carrying an ethyl and a methyl group at positions 2 and 6 respectively on the benzene ring while one of the methyl hydrogens as well as the hydrogen attached to the nitrogen atom have been replaced by a chloro and an ethoxymethyl group respectively.
Acetochlor is a herbicide that is widely used to control weeds in corn, soybeans, and sugar beets in Minnesota. Common trade names for acetochlor products include Harness, Keystone, SureStart, Surpass, Volley and Warrant*.
Acetochlor is a selective herbicide that controls a broad spectrum of annual grasses, sedge, and broadleaf weeds primarily in corn. Monsanto manufactures a number of formulations under the trade name Harness®. Formulations produced by Zeneca are …
Substance Name — Acetochlor CASRN — 34256-82-1 Last Revised — 09/01/1993 The oral Reference Dose (RfD) is based on the assumption that thresholds exist for certain toxic effects such as cellular necrosis. It is expressed in units of mg/kg-day. In general, the RfD is an
Both metabolites A (acetochlor tert-sulfinyllactic acid) and B (acetochlor 1-hydroxyethyl sec-oxanilic acid) are categorized in Cramer class III, and therefore a TTC of 1.5 μg/kg bw per day applies. The information provided was insufficient to conclude definitively on the general toxicity of metabolites A and B relative to that of acetochlor.