Smiles Code
CS(=O)(=O)c1ccc(C(=O)C2C(=O)CCCC2=O)c(c1)[N+](=O)[O-]
Pale Beige to Beige Solid
Chloroform (Slightly), Methanol (Slightly, Heated)
Standards; Pharmaceutical/API Drug Impurities/Metabolites;
Mesotrione is a herbicide that works by inhibiting 4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase (HPPD), a crucial enzyme for the biosynthesis of carotenoid in plants. Mesotrione is also a synthetic analog of lepospermone.