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MOLLUSCICIDE Bayer 73 or 5,2-dichlor-4′-nitrosalicylanilide, better known as ‘BayluscidR’, has been shown to be a potent molluscicide1. The chemical similarity of T 72 to Bayer 73 (ref. 2) led us to investigate its possible molluscicide property. T 72 is known to be active against malaria3–6 and against several intestinal infestations7. It has the following structural formula: 
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VENULET, J., SCHLUTZ, G. A New Molluscicide 1-(p-Nitrophenyl)-2-amidineurea Hydrochloride (T 72). Nature 204, 900–901 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1038/204900a0
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