| Term Name: | asulam |
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| Synonyms: | 4-Amino-benzolsulfonyl-methylcarbamat, asulame, methyl [(4-aminophenyl)sulfonyl]carbamate, methyl N-(4-aminobenzenesulfonyl)carbamate, methyl sulfanilylcarbamate, N(1)-methoxycarbonylsulfanilamide |
| Definition: | A carbamate ester that is methyl carbamate substituted by a (4-aminophenyl)sulfonyl group at the nitrogen atom. A dihydropteroate synthase inhibitor, it is used (normally as the corresponding sodium salt, asulam-sodium) as a herbicide, mainly for killing bracken. |
| Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:81696] ( EBI ) |