Acetochlor (AC)

Acetochlor is a member of the class of herbicides known as chloroacetanilides. Its mode of action is elongase inhibition, and inhibition of geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate (GGPP) cyclisation enzymes, part of the gibberellin pathway. It carries high risks of environmental contamination. Acetochlor has been classified as a probable human carcinogen.Acetochlor, as Alachlor, can cause nasal turbinate tumors via the generation of a common tissue reactive metabolite that leads to cytotoxicity and regenerative proliferation in the nasal epithelium. It's also a well-established thyroid disruptor Human health effects from acetochlor at low environmental doses or at biomonitored levels from low environmental exposures are unknown. Acetochlor can accelerate metamorphosis in amphibians.[9] It can also affect the development of fish.