Glufosinate (ammonium salt) – 100 mg

Brand:
Cayman
CAS:
77182-82-2
Storage:
-20
UN-No:
Non-Hazardous - /

Glufosinate is a racemic mixture of D- and L-phosphinothricin. L-Phosphinothricin is a naturally-occurring bacterial amino acid that irreversibly inhibits glutamine synthetase (GS), resulting in death in green plants.{26993} The ammonium salt of glufosinate is widely known as phosphinothricin, or PPT, and used as the active ingredient in broad-spectrum herbicides.{26993,27245} Phosphinothricin acetyltransferase, encoded by the bar gene, converts PPT to a GS-inactive form. As a result, the bar gene is used as a selectable marker for genetic engineering in plants.{27244} As it confers resistance to the herbicide glufosinate rather than to an antibiotic, the bar gene may be preferred for selection of components for biological therapies, such as vaccines.{27246}  

 

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A racemic mixture of D- and L-phosphinothricin, used as the active ingredient in broad-spectrum herbicides; also used, with the bar gene, which encodes phosphinothricin acetyltransferase, for selection during genetic engineering in plants


Formal name: 2-amino-4-(hydroxymethylphosphinyl)-butanoic acid, monoammonium salt

Synonyms:  Basta®|HOE 00661|HOE 39866

Molecular weight: 198.2

CAS: 77182-82-2

Purity: ≥95%

Formulation: A crystalline solid


Product Type|Biochemicals|Small Molecule Inhibitors|Amino Acid Turnover||Research Area|Plant Biology|Phytotoxins||Research Area|Toxicology|Environmental|Agriculture