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Brassinosteroids
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Definition
: Plant steroids ubiquitously distributed throughout the plant kingdom. They play essential roles in modulating growth and differentiation of cells at nanomolar to micromolar concentrations.
Pharmacological Action
Plant Growth Regulators
Substance
CAS Registry & name
Categories
Source
Drugs
*
brassinolide
72962-43-7 B-
Homo-
7-
oxaergostan-
6-
one, 2,3,22,23-
tetrahydroxy-
, (2alpha,3alpha,5alpha,22R,23R,24S)
*Steroids, Heterocyclic
*Brassinosteroids.
Pharma Action
Plant Growth Regulators
Steroids 1981;38(5):567