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Meaning of quinabactin | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

A synthetic sulfonamide that improves drought tolerance in plants.

uncountable

Examples

“Similarly, it has been shown that PYL2 can mediate a sulfonamide ABA agonist referred to as quinabactin, which forms a hydrogen bond with PYL2/PP2C to contribute to interference with stomata opening, reduction of water loss, and improvement of drought tolerance in soybean plants and adult Arabidopsis.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

Quinabigan quinacainol quinacetol quinacid quinacillin quinacridone