INHIBITORS OF PLANT PEPTIDE DEFORMYLASE FOR USE AS BROAD-SPECTRUM HERBICIDES AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING THE SAME

摘要

The present invention is directed to a method of identifying an inhibitor of plant peptide deformylase activity comprising: incubating a catalytically effective amount of said peptide deformylase with a suitable substrate, and a candidate inhibitor compound, and detecting and quantifying the enzyme product formed.