Prosulfuron

The Uses of Prosulfuron

Herbicide.

Definition

ChEBI: Prosulfuron is a member of triazines.

Agricultural Uses

Herbicide: Used as a post-emergence herbicide on corn and cereals such as barley, millet, oats, rye, sorghum and wheat. Used on sugar cane in some countries. Currently registered in some EU countries. Registered for use in the U.S.

Trade name

CGA®-152005; EXCEED®; PEAK®; SPIRIT®

Metabolic pathway

As shown below, the degradation profiles of prosulfuron by hydrolysis, mammal, soil microorganism, plant, plant microsome, and soil are well investigated. In addition to the degradation products derived by the common cleavage reaction of the sulfonylurea linkage, the predominant hydroxylation reaction occurs on the phenyl ring and the trifluoropropyl side chain by mammal and soil microorganisms, resulting in the formation of the hydroxylated metabolites which mostly retain the sulfonylurea moiety in the structures.