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Prohexadione-Calcium

PESTANAL®, analytical standard

Synonym(s):

3,5-Dioxo-4-propionyl-cyclohexanecarboxylic acid calcium salt

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C10H10CaO5
CAS Number:
127277-53-6
Molecular Weight:
250.26
MDL number:
MFCD03095704
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
PubChem Substance ID:
329753902
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

analytical standard

Quality Level

100

product line

PESTANAL®

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable
gas chromatography (GC): suitable

application(s)

agriculture
environmental

format

neat

SMILES string

[Ca++].CC\C([O-])=C1/C(=O)CC(CC1=O)C([O-])=O

InChI

1S/C10H12O5.Ca/c1-2-6(11)9-7(12)3-5(10(14)15)4-8(9)13;/h5,11H,2-4H2,1H3,(H,14,15);/q;+2/p-2/b9-6-;

InChI key

NLKUPINTOLSSLD-BORNJIKYSA-L

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General description

Prohexadione-Calcium (Pro-Ca, prohexadione-Ca or BX-112) is a plant growth retardant which is used to inhibit gibberellin biosynthesis of plants. It generally reduces shoot elongation in plants.

Application

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PESTANAL is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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BCCG0944
BCCC0210
BCBT2213
SZBD246XV
SZBC143XV

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Shinsaku Ito et al.
Plant physiology, 174(2), 1250-1259 (2017-04-14)
Strigolactones (SLs) are a class of plant hormones that regulate diverse physiological processes, including shoot branching and root development. They also act as rhizosphere signaling molecules to stimulate the germination of root parasitic weeds and the branching of arbuscular mycorrhizal
Kai Jiang et al.
Plant physiology, 173(1), 825-835 (2016-12-03)
Gibberellin (GA) is a major plant hormone that regulates plant growth and development and is widely used as a plant growth regulator in agricultural production. There is an increasing demand for function-limited GA mimics due to the limitations on the
Effects of a new plant growth regulator prohexadione calcium (BX-112) on shoot elongation caused by exogenously applied gibberellins in rice (Oryza sativa L.) seedlings.
Nakayama, Ishizue, et al.
Plant & Cell Physiol., 31.2, 195-200 (1990)

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