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    MCPA (2-methyl-4-chlorophenoxyacetic acid) is a widely used phenoxy herbicide introduced in 1945. It selectively controls broad-leaf weeds in pasture and...
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    selectively kill broad-leaf weeds, leaving the crops relatively unaffected. IAA MCPA 2,4-D 2,4,5-T Introduced in 1946, these herbicides were in widespread use...
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    Methylene cyclopropyl acetic acid (MCPA) is found in lychee seeds and also a toxic metabolite in mammalian digestion after eating hypoglycin, present in...
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    activity of 2,4-D as well as the similar hormone herbicides 2,4,5-T, and MCPA were discovered during World War II, a case of multiple discovery by four...
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    combination with other chemically related herbicides such as 2,4-D, dicamba, and MCPA, which mimic the plant hormone IAA (auxin) and kill most broadleaf weeds...
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    in the body to methylenecyclopropylacetic acid (MCPA), and are toxic with potential lethality. MCPA and hypoglycin A inhibit several enzymes involved...
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    forms the part-structure of many phenoxy herbicide derivatives including MCPA and 2,4-D. Phenoxyacetic acid is an O-phenyl derivative of glycolic acid...
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    into highly toxic MCPA-CoA. The FAD cofactor necessary for the beta oxidation of fatty acids associates with the alpha carbon of MCPA-CoA creating an irreversible...
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    acid mimic the natural auxin indoleacetic acid (IAA). This family includes MCPA, 2,4-D, and 2,4,5-T, picloram, dicamba, clopyralid, and triclopyr. Using...
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    April 2017. "Management Plan for National Marine Park Karaburun-Sazan". mcpa.iwlearn.org. p. 10. The total area of National Park Karaburun-Sazan is 12...
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