Amitrole
"Amitrole" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A non-selective post-emergence, translocated herbicide. According to the Seventh Annual Report on Carcinogens (PB95-109781, 1994) this substance may reasonably be anticipated to be a carcinogen. (From Merck Index, 12th ed) It is an irreversible inhibitor of CATALASE, and thus impairs activity of peroxisomes.
| Descriptor ID |
D000640
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.383.129.799.100
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| Concept/Terms |
Amitrole- Amitrole
- Aminotriazole
- 3-Amino-1,2,4-triazole
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