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Comparative Effects of Diuron and Chlorpropham on ATP Levels in Chlorella

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 June 2017

J. B. St. John*
Affiliation:
Crops Research Division, Agricultural Research Service, U. S. Department of Agriculture, Beltsville, Maryland

Abstract

The effect of 3-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-1,1-dimethylurea (diuron) and isopropyl m-chlorocarbanilate (chlorpropham) on in vivo levels of ATP in Chlorella sorokiniana Shihira and Krauss were compared. Diuron inhibited the photochemical, but not the oxidative, production of ATP, whereas chlorpropham inhibited both systems. Diuron equally inhibited growth and ATP synthesis, but chlorpropham had a stronger effect on ATP level than on growth.

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Research Article
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Copyright © Weed Science Society of America 

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