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Toxic by ingestion, irritant to skin and eyes.

White to almost white powder

As a decalcifier and fixative in microscopy; also as a precipitant of protein. As herbicide.

Sodium trichloroacetate, is used in acid binding reagent in the textile industry in the dying process. Sodium trichloroacetate has been reported previously to be an effective denaturation reagent for proteins was applied to poly(l-lysine) and poly(l-glutamic acid) to see its effects on a coil-to-helix transition and on the chemical reactivities of the ε-amino group of poly(l-lysine). Addition of sodium trichloroacetate to poly-(l-lysine) induced a helical conformation even at neutral pH where the ε-amino group of the polymer was protonated.

ChEBI: TCA-sodium is an organic molecular entity.

TCA-sodium is produced commercially by neutralizing trichloroacetic acid (TCA) with a sodium base, typically sodium hydroxide or sodium carbonate, in a controlled aqueous reaction. The process begins with the chlorination of acetic acid or its derivatives to synthesise trichloroacetic acid. This acid is then reacted with a stoichiometric amount of sodium hydroxide in water, forming a clear solution of sodium trichloroacetate. The solution is concentrated and crystallised to yield TCA-sodium.

Nonflammable

Selective, systemic, absorbed by roots and translocated. Inhibition of lipid synthesis

Moderately toxic by ingestion andintravenous routes. Human mutation data reported. Largedoses cause central nervous system depression. Used as anherbicide. Bags of the salt can ignite spontaneously instorage. When heated to decomposition it emits very

Herbicide