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Fluridone

Fluridone is an organic compound that is used as aquatic herbicide often used to control invasive plants. It is used in the United States to control hydrilla and Eurasian watermilfoil among other species. Fluridone is sold as a solution and as a slow release solid because the herbicide level must be maintained for several weeks. The compound is a colorless solid.

Molecular target
Fluridone is a systemic herbicide that works by interfering with carotene formation which leads to chlorophyll degradation. Fluridone and are inhibitors of chloroplastic and cyanobacterial Phytoene desaturase, which in turn disrupts the carotenoid biosynthetic pathway. ==Pharmaceutical ==
Pharmaceutical
Fluridone's main action to disrupt photosynthesis in plants is by preventing the secretion of abscisic acid. As higher eukaryotes, such as humans, also rely on an abscisic acid pathway to create inflammation in normal physiological processes, fluridone could be investigated as being of interest in the development of anti-inflammatory agents. ==Biodegradation==
Biodegradation
Fluridone degrades in soil and upon exposure to sunlight with a half-life of ≤21 days. ==See also==
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