Sulfometuron methyl
ObjectChemical Compounds
A sulfonylurea herbicide that inhibits acetolactate synthase
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Sulfometuron methyl
- Chemical Compounds
Sulfometuron methyl is an organic compound used as an herbicide and classed as a sulfonylurea. It functions by inhibiting acetolactate synthase, an enzyme that catalyzes the first step in the biosynthesis of the branched-chain amino acids valine, leucine and isoleucine. Its HRAC classification is Group B globally and in Australia, and Group 2 in the numeric system.
- Use
- Herbicide
- Chemical class
- Sulfonylurea
- Mode of action
- Inhibits acetolactate synthase
Sources and credits
Sources and credits
- Article
- Sulfometuron methyl (English Wikipedia)
- Wikidata
- Q23012061
- Text
- Card text is adapted from the English Wikipedia article by an automated summary. Wikipedia content is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see the article history for its contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Article history and contributors
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