Description
Bitertanolisanantifungalpesticide;itactsasademethylationinhibitor,preventingsterolbiosynthesisanddisruptingmembranefunction.Bitertanolincreasesglutathione-S-transferaseactivityintheliverofrats,displayingpotentialantioxidativeactivity.Additionally,bitertanolaltersoperantbehavior(butnotmotoractivity)inanimalmodels.
References
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