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Brassinosteroids

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Definition: Plant steroids ubiquitously distributed throughout the plant kingdom. They play essential roles in modulating growth and differentiation of cells at nanomolar to micromolar concentrations.     
Pharmacological Action Plant Growth Regulators
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
brassinolide  72962-43-7 B-Homo-7-oxaergostan-6-one, 2,3,22,23-tetrahydroxy-, (2alpha,3alpha,5alpha,22R,23R,24S)  *Steroids, Heterocyclic *Brassinosteroids.
Pharma Action Plant Growth Regulators 		Steroids 1981;38(5):567

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