METHOD FOR DETECTING URACIL BIOSYNTHESIS INHIBITORS AND THEIR USE AS HERBICIDES

摘要

This invention relates to a method for identifying compounds that specifically inhibit a metabolic target site or pathway in plants. Enzymes which are specifically affected by the method of the invention include plant pyramidine biosynthetic pathway enzymes, and particularly the enzymes involved in the conversion of orotate to uridine-5'-monophosphate (UMP). Further, the invention relates to a method for control of undesirable monocotyledonous and dicotyledenous plant species.