Product Description

Glyphosate is an herbicide. It is applied to the leaves of plants to kill both broadleaf plants and grasses. The sodium salt form of glyphosate is used to regulate plant growth and ripen specific crops.

Target Organisms of Glyphocide Herbicide RXSOL

• In plants, Glyphocide Herbicide RXSOL disrupts the shikimic acid pathway through inhibition of the enzyme 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate (EPSP) synthase. The resulting deficiency in EPSP production leads to reductions in aromatic amino acids that are vital for protein synthesis and plant growth.
• Glyphocide Herbicide is absorbed across the leaves and stems of plants and is translocated throughout the plant. It concentrates in the meristem tissue.
• Plants exposed to Glyphocide Herbicide display stunted growth, loss of green coloration, leaf wrinkling or malformation, and tissue death. Death of the plant may take from 4 to 20 days to occur.
• The sodium salt of Glyphocide Herbicide can act as a plant growth regulator and accelerate ripening of specific crops.

Non-target Organisms of Glyphocide Herbicide RXSOL

• The shikimic acid pathway is specific to plants and some microorganisms. The absence of this pathway in mammals may explain the low toxicity of Glyphocide Herbicide to non-target organisms.
• Studies indicate that the surfactant polyoxyethyleneamine or polyethoxylated tallow amine (both abbreviated POEA), used in some commercial glyphosate-based formulations, may be more toxic by the oral route to animals than glyphosate itself.
• The mechanism of toxicity of Glyphocide Herbicide in mammals is unknown, but it may cause uncoupling of oxidative phosphorylation. However, this hypothesis has been disputed.