Abstract
The site of action of hydantocidin was probed using Arabidopsis thaliana plants growing on agar plates. Herbicidal effects were reversed when the agar medium was supplemented with AMP, but not IMP or GMP, suggesting that hydantocidin blocked the two-step conversion of IMP to AMP in the de novo purine biosynthesis pathway. Hydantocidin itself did not inhibit adenylosuccinate synthetase or adenylosuccinate lyase isolated from Zea mays. However, a phosphorylated derivative of hydantocidin, N-acetyl-5'-phosphohydantocidin, was a potent inhibitor of the synthetase but not of the lyase. These results identify the site of action of hydantocidin and establish adenylosuccinate synthetase as an herbicide target of commercial potential.
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