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31720

Prohexadione-Calcium

PESTANAL®, analytical standard

Synonym(s):

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

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C10H10CaO5
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
250.26
NACRES:
NA.24
PubChem Substance ID:
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
MDL number:
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grade

analytical standard

Quality Level

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

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

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 2

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)

Regulatory Information

农药列管产品

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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)
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



Global Trade Item Number

SKUGTIN
31720-100MG04061826691687