Formulation: A solid
Formal Name: N-[(4-aminophenyl)sulfonyl]-carbamic acid, methyl ester
Purity: ≥98%
Formula Markup: C8H10N2O4S
Formula Weight: 230,2
Shelf life (days): 1460
CAS Number: 3337-71-1
Notes: Asulam is an herbicide.{67447} It inhibits wheat seedling dihydropteroate synthase (DHPS) activity by 70% in a cell-free assay when used at a concentration of 100 µM and decreases the levels of total folates in the shoot tips of wheat, wild oats, flax, and chickweed when applied at a dose of 1.1 kg/ha.{67448} Asulam (40% w/v) reduces the standing crop of bracken (P. aquilinum) fronds and the total biomass of bracken rhizomes.{67447} It has been found in spring water and honey.{67449,67450} Formulations containing asulam have been used as herbicides in agriculture.