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dinoseb
under 2,4-Dinitrophenol
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2,4-Dinitrophenol
Definition
: A toxic dye, chemically related to trinitrophenol (picric acid), used in biochemical studies of oxidative processes where it uncouples oxidative phosphorylation. It is also used as a metabolic stimulant. (Stedman, 26th ed)
DF: note short X ref
Other names
2,4 Dinitrophenol; 2,4-
DNP
Substance
CAS Registry & name
Categories
Source
Drugs
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dinoseb [ 2,4-dinitro-6-sec-butylphenol,2-sec-butyl-4,6-dinitrophenol,DNBP,dinitrobutylphenol,dinoseb ammonium salt,dinoseb ethanolamine salt,dinoseb sodium salt,dinoseb triethanolamine salt ]
RN given refers to parent cpd; structure
88-85-7 2-
(1-
methylpropyl)-
4,6-
dinitrophenol
2
,4-Dinitrophenol/*analogs & derivatives
Pharma Action
Herbicides
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Insecticides
;
Pesticides
Food Cosmet Toxicol 11(1):31;1973; J Agric Food Chem 26(2):425;1978; J Agric Food Chem 27(1):191;1979
