National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

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Preferred Name

Glyphosate

Synonyms

GLYPHOSATE

Glyphosate

Roundup

Definitions

A synthetic organophosphate compound that blocks the activity of enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate (EPSP) synthase and is used as a broad-spectrum pesticide. It is characterized as a volatile, moderately toxic, colorless, odorless crystalline solid or powder, and exposure occurs by inhalation, ingestion, or contact.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C163664

ALT_DEFINITION

The organophosphorus agent glyphosate.

CAS_Registry

1071-83-6

CHEBI_ID

CHEBI:27744

code

C163664

Concept_In_Subset

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C77526

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C61410

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C160930

Contributing_Source

CDISC

DEFINITION

A synthetic organophosphate compound that blocks the activity of enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate (EPSP) synthase and is used as a broad-spectrum pesticide. It is characterized as a volatile, moderately toxic, colorless, odorless crystalline solid or powder, and exposure occurs by inhalation, ingestion, or contact.

FULL_SYN

GLYPHOSATE

Glyphosate

Roundup

label

Glyphosate

NCI_META_CUI

CL976856

Preferred_Name

Glyphosate

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C163664

Semantic_Type

Hazardous or Poisonous Substance

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C737

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