Meanings
nounbrassinazole (uncountable)
- uncountablechemistryThe 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
- Latinbrassica
- Englishbrassinazole
From brassine + -azole, from Latin brassica.
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