- Strobilurin
Strobilurins are a group of chemical compounds used in
agriculture asfungicide s. They are part of the larger group ofQoI inhibitors, which act to inhibit the respiratory chain at the level of Complex III.Some strobilurins are azoxystrobin, kresoxim-methyl, picoxystrobin, fluoxastrobin, oryzastrobin, dimoxystrobin,pyraclostrobin and trifloxystrobin.
Strobilurins represented a major development in fungus-based fungicides. They were extracted from the fungus "Strobilurus tenacellus". They have a suppressive effect on other fungi, reducing competition for
nutrient s; they inhibit electron transfer inmitochondria , disrupting energy metabolism and preventing growth of the target fungi.Gallery of strobilurin structures
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plant pathology External links
* [http://www.pesticides.gov.uk/rags.asp?id=958 "Septoria tritici" resistance to strobilurins in the UK]
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