Microbial demethylation and debutynylation of four phenylurea herbicides

abstract

• Rhizopus japonicus demethylates the herbicides monuron, fluometuron, and monolinuron into the metabolites 3-(p-chlorophenyl)-1-methylurea (V), 3-(m-trifluormethylphenyl)-1-methylurea (VI), and 3-(p-chlorophenyl)-1-methoxyurea (VII), respectively. Buturon loses its N-(1-methyl-2-propynyl) group to give compound V. These metabolites, which were identified by nuclear magnetic resonance and mass spectrometric analysis accumulate after a 1-wk growth. 1973.

authors

• Safe, Stephen

published proceedings

• Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology

author list (cited authors)

• Wallnfer, P. R., Safe, S., & Hutzinger, O.

citation count

• 26

complete list of authors

• Wallnöfer, PR||Safe, S||Hutzinger, O

publication date

• September 1973

publisher

• Elsevier  Publisher

published in

• Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology  Journal

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1016/0048-3575(73)90023-0

start page

• 253

end page

• 258

volume

• 3

issue

• 3

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0048-3575(73)90023-0