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Dinitrophenols
Medical Definition: | Organic compounds that contain two nitro groups attached to a phenol. |
Guide Notes: | uncoupling agents & indust fungicides |
2,4-Dinitrophenol - A toxic dye, chemically related to trinitrophenol (picric acid), used in biochemical studies of oxidative processes where it uncouples oxidative phosphorylation. It is also used as a metabolic stimulant. (Stedman, 26th ed) |
Dinitrophenols Medical Definitions and Terms
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