Glufosinate (ammonium)

• UNSPSC Description:

  Glufosinate ammonium, a phosphinic acid analogue of glutamic acid, is an herbicide which is converted by plant cells into PT (L-phosphinothricin). Glufosinate ammonium exerts neurotoxic activity[1][2].

• Target Antigen:

  Herbicide

• Type:

  Reference compound

• Applications:

  Neuroscience-Neuromodulation

• Field of Research:

  Neurological Disease

• Assay Protocol:

  https://www.medchemexpress.com/glufosinate-ammonium.html

• Purity:

  98.0

• Solubility:

  H2O : 250 mg/mL (ultrasonic)

• Smiles:

  CP(O)(CCC(N)C(O)=O)=O.N

• Molecular Weight:

  198.16

• References & Citations:

  [1]Áy Z, et al. The effect of high concentrations of glufosinate ammonium on the yield components of transgenic spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) constitutively expressing the bar gene. ScientificWorldJournal. 2012;2012:657945.|[2]Feat-Vetel J, et al. Multiple effects of the herbicide glufosinate-ammonium and its main metabolite on neural stem cells from the subventricular zone of newborn mice. Neurotoxicology. 2018 Dec;69:152-163.|[3]Ebert E, et al. Summary of safety evaluation toxicity studies of glufosinate ammonium. Food Chem Toxicol. 1990 May;28(5):339-49.

• Shipping Conditions:

  Room Temperature

• Storage Conditions:

  4°C (Powder, sealed storage, away from moisture)

• Clinical Information:

  No Development Reported

• CAS Number:

  77182-82-2