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Degradation of Linuron and Some Other Herbicides and Fungicides by a Linuron-Inducible Enzyme Obtained from <i>Bacillus sphaericus</i>
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EngineeringLinuron-inducible EnzymeBiosynthesisDifferent HerbicidesBiorational PesticideLarge VarietyToxicologyEnvironmental MicrobiologyInsecticideMode Of ActionBiochemistryPest ManagementPharmacologyPhenylurea TypePesticide ResistanceBiotechnologyMicrobiologyOther HerbicidesMedicineMicrobiological Degradation
Linuron [3-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-1-methoxy-1-methylurea] induces the formation of an enzyme (acylamidase) responsible for the degradation of a large variety of different herbicides and fungicides of the acylanilide and phenylurea type. The former type is degraded at a rate at least 10 times higher than the latter.