Rational herbicide design by inhibition of tryptophan biosynthesis.

Bioorg Med Chem Lett

American Cyanamid, Agricultural Research, Princeton, NJ 08540, USA.

Published: August 1999

Compounds designed to mimic the tryptophan synthase alpha subunit reactive intermediate were found to be potent inhibitors of the enzyme. These compounds are herbicidal and the herbicidal mode of action was demonstrated to be due to disruption of tryptophan biosynthesis.

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