title: QSARs and pesticides design.
abstract: A multivariate analysis of phytotoxicity and measured ecotoxicity data of a set of 30 herbicidal triazines was carried out. Results indicate that it is feasible to design triazines that combine limited ecotoxicity with high herbicidal potency.
authors.affiliation: Department of Comparative Toxicology and Ecotoxicology, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Roma, Italy.
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Tosato
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cesareo
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Marchini
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Passerini
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pino
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cruciani
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Clementi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003621:Daphnia / Q000187:drug effects; D015195:Drug Design; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010575:Pesticides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D014227:Triazines / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D010575:Pesticides; D014227:Triazines