butachlor

English

Noun

butachlor (uncountable)

1. An acetanilide herbicide.
   • 2015 September 16, “A Novel Aldo-Keto Reductase (AKR17A1) of Anabaena sp. PCC 7120 Degrades the Rice Field Herbicide Butachlor and Confers Tolerance to Abiotic Stresses in E . coli”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     The most novel attribute of AKR17A1, first reported in this study, is its capability to metabolize butachlor, a persistent rice field herbicide that adversely affects agro-ecosystem and non-target organisms.