Dikegulac-sodium
Last updated: 22/01/2023
(Also known as: sodium diprogulate)
The following alerts are based on the data in the tables below. An absence of an alert does not imply the substance has no implications for human health, biodiversity or the environment but just that we do not have the data to form a judgement.
Environmental fate
Ecotoxicity
Human health
 
A growth retardant agent used mainly for woody plants, in nurseries and in greenhouses
Apical dominance in plant shoots
Citrus; Deciduous, evergreen and conifer trees including chistmas trees; Ornamentals including begonia, fushia, petunia, verbena, oleander, viburnum
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Current
circa 1975
Not approved
Expired
No UK approval for use
EC Regulation 1107/2009 (repealing 91/414)
Not approved
Not applicable
Expired
Not applicable
Yes
ATAustria
BEBelgium
BGBulgaria
CYCyprus
CZCzech Republic
DEGermany
DKDenmark
EEEstonia
ELGreece
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ESSpain
FIFinland
FRFrance
HRCroatia
HUHungary
IEIreland
ITItaly
LTLithuania
LULuxembourg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
LVLatvia
MTMalta
NLNetherlands
PLPoland
PTPortugal
RORomania
SESweden
SISlovenia
SKSlovakia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dikegulac sodium is a chiral molecule
C₁₂H₁₇NaO₇
CC1(OCC2C(O1)C3C(O2)(OC(O3)(C)C)C(=O)[O-])C.[Na+]
CC1(OC[C@H]2[C@@H](O1)[C@H]3[C@@](O2)(OC(O3)(C)C)C(=O)[O-])C.[Na+]
DEWVPZYHFVYXMZ-QCILGFJPSA-M
InChI=1S/C12H18O7.Na/c1-10(2)15-5-6-7(17-10)8-12(16-6,9(13)14)19-11(3,4)18-8;/h6-8H,5H2,1-4H3,(H,13,14);/q;+1/p-1/t6-,7+,8-,12+;/m0./s1
Yes
Plant Growth Regulator
Unclassified pesticide
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Synthetic
Systemic, decreases RNA synthesis, rapidly inhibits amino-acid uptake by cells, absorbed by leaves and roots.
52508-35-7
257-976-8
None allocated
109601
23667639
No data found
296.25
sodium 2,3:4,6-di-O-isopropylidene-a-L-xylo-2-hexulofuranosonate
sodium 2,3:4,6-di-O-isopropylidene-α-L-xylo-2-hexulofuranosonate
sodium 2,3:4,6-bis-O-(1-methylethylidene)-α-L-xylo-2-hexulofuranosonate
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Not applicable
Not applicable
Not applicable
Not applicable
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Light blue or brown liquid
PBI/Gordon Corp. OHP Inc Maag
Usually supplied as a liquid concentrate
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3.72 X 1003
Calculated
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3.57
Q2 Q = Miscellaneous internet resources 2 = Unverified data of unknown source
High
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Persistent
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Soil adsorption and mobility
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Cannot be calculated
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Known groundwater metabolites
None
None
Terrestrial ecotoxicology
> 5000
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Low
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374.9
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Unknown species
Moderate
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> 81.0
Moderate
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> 10000
Lepomis macrochirus
Low
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> 10000
Daphnia magna
Low
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HUMAN HEALTH AND PROTECTION
High (class III)
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> 5000
Q3 Q = Miscellaneous internet resources 3 = Unverified data of known source
Rat
Low
1000
Q3 Q = Miscellaneous internet resources 3 = Unverified data of known source
Rat
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25.2
Q3 Q = Miscellaneous internet resources 3 = Unverified data of known source
Rat
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Workers should not re-enter sprayed area for minimum of 12hrs. PPE/PPC required
EU MRL pesticide database 
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Carcinogen
Endocrine disruptor
No data found
A0 A = Chromosome aberration (EFSA database) 0 = No data
; B0 B = DNA damage/repair (EFSA database) 0 = No data
; C0 C = Gene mutation (EFSA database) 0 = No data
; D0 D = Genome mutation (EFSA database) 0 = No data
; E0 E = Unspecified genotoxicity type (miscellaneous data source) 0 = No data
No data found
Reproduction / development effects
Acetyl cholinesterase inhibitor
Neurotoxicant
No data found
XNo, known not to cause a problem
No data found
Respiratory tract irritant
Skin irritant
Skin sensitiser
✓Yes, known to cause a problem
✓Yes, known to cause a problem
No data found
Eye irritant
Phototoxicant
 
✓Yes, known to cause a problem
No data found
 
Harmful if inhaled
Corrosive
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U (Unlikely to present an acute hazard)
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dikegulac-sodium
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dikegulak sodowy
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Record last updated:
22/01/2023
Contact:
aeru@herts.ac.uk
Please cite as:
Lewis, K.A., Tzilivakis, J., Warner, D. and Green, A. (2016) An international database for pesticide risk assessments and management. Human and Ecological Risk Assessment: An International Journal , 22 (4), 1050-1064. DOI: 10.1080/10807039.2015.1133242