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brassinazole

brassinazole noun: the triazole β-[(4-chlorophenyl)methyl]-α-methyl-α-phenyl-1H-1,2,4-triazole-1-ethanol that inhibits brassinosteroid biosynthesis.

Noun

brassinazole (uncountable)

  1. The triazole β-[(4-chlorophenyl)methyl]-α-methyl-α-phenyl-1H-1,2,4-triazole-1-ethanol that inhibits brassinosteroid biosynthesis
    • Seedlings were grown in liquid culture for 7 days, treated with brassinazole (Brz) for 4 days, and harvested before and 2 h after addition of 100 nM BL.2015 July 30, Man-Ho Oh et al., “Functional analysis of the BRI1 receptor kinase by Thr-for-Ser substitution in a regulatory autophosphorylation site”, in Frontiers in Plant Science, volume 6, →DOI

Origin of brassinazole

From brassine + -azole, from Latin brassica.

Questions about brassinazole

What does brassinazole mean?
Brassinazole means the triazole β-[(4-chlorophenyl)methyl]-α-methyl-α-phenyl-1H-1,2,4-triazole-1-ethanol that inhibits brassinosteroid biosynthesis.
What part of speech is brassinazole?
Brassinazole is a noun.

Words near brassinazole in the dictionary

  1. brassies
  2. brassiest
  3. brassilexin
  4. brassily
  5. brassin
  6. brassinazole
  7. brassiness
  8. brassing
  9. brassing it out
  10. brassing off
  11. brassing out

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