Glufosinate-P
Last updated: 23/01/2023
(Also known as: phosphinothricin-P; L-glufosinate; phosphinothricin)
The following alerts are based on the data in the tables below. An absence of an alert does not imply the substance has no implications for human health, biodiversity or the environment but just that we do not have the data to form a judgement.
Environmental fate
Ecotoxicity
Human health
 
A herbicide, usually used as the ammonium salt, to control a wide range of weeds and grasses
Annual broad-leaved weeds, Annual grasses
Potatoes; Oilseed rape; Non-cropped areas
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Current
circa 1982, 1993 first registered USA
Not approved
Not applicable
No UK approval for use
EC Regulation 1107/2009 (repealing 91/414)
Not approved
Not applicable
Not applicable
Not applicable
No
ATAustria
BEBelgium
BGBulgaria
CYCyprus
CZCzech Republic
DEGermany
DKDenmark
EEEstonia
ELGreece
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ESSpain
FIFinland
FRFrance
HRCroatia
HUHungary
IEIreland
ITItaly
LTLithuania
LULuxembourg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
LVLatvia
MTMalta
NLNetherlands
PLPoland
PTPortugal
RORomania
SESweden
SISlovenia
SKSlovakia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Glufosinate is a chiral molecule. Glufosinate-P is the L-enantiomer which is the more herbicidally active of the two isomers
C₅H₁₂NO₄P
CP(=O)(CCC(C(=O)O)N)O
CP(=O)(CC[C@@H](C(=O)O)N)O
IAJOBQBIJHVGMQ-BYPYZUCNSA-N
InChI=1S/C5H12NO4P/c1-11(9,10)3-2-4(6)5(7)8/h4H,2-3,6H2,1H3,(H,7,8)(H,9,10)/t4-/m0/s1
Yes
Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre diagrams
Common Name
Relationship
Link
glufosinate-P
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Herbicide
Organophosphate herbicide
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Synthetic
Non-selective, contact with some systemic action. Glutamine synthetase inhibitor: accumulates ammonium ions, inhibits photosynthesis.
35597-44-5
609-077-2
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No data found
181.13
(2S)-2-amino-4-[hydroxy(methyl)phosphinoyl]butyric acid
(2S)-2-amino-4-[hydroxy(methyl)phosphinoyl]butyric acid
(2S)-2-amino-4-(hydroxymethylphosphinyl)butanoic acid
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Not applicable
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1.10 X 10-04
Calculated
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Low
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L2 L = Pesticide manuals and hard copy reference books / other sources 2 = Unverified data of unknown source
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Strong acid
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Low risk
Q3 Q = Miscellaneous internet resources 3 = Unverified data of known source
Based on LogP < 3
Low risk
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Terrestrial ecotoxicology
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27.0
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Moderate
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15.0
Daphnia magna
Moderate
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HUMAN HEALTH AND PROTECTION
High (class III)
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EU MRL pesticide database 
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Carcinogen
Endocrine disruptor
XNo, known not to cause a problem
A0 A = Chromosome aberration (EFSA database) 0 = No data
; B0 B = DNA damage/repair (EFSA database) 0 = No data
; C0 C = Gene mutation (EFSA database) 0 = No data
; D0 D = Genome mutation (EFSA database) 0 = No data
; E0 E = Unspecified genotoxicity type (miscellaneous data source) 0 = No data
XNo, known not to cause a problem
Reproduction / development effects
Acetyl cholinesterase inhibitor
Neurotoxicant
✓Yes, known to cause a problem
XNo, known not to cause a problem
✓Yes, known to cause a problem
Respiratory tract irritant
Skin irritant
Skin sensitiser
XNo, known not to cause a problem
No data found
No data found
Eye irritant
Phototoxicant
 
No data found
No data found
 
Possible kidney toxicant
No information available
Health: H302, H312, H332, H360FD, H373
NL (Not listed)
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glufosinate-P
alphaglufosinate
alpha-Glufosinat
alpha-glufosinat
alfa-glufosinate
alfaglufosinato
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alfa-glufosynat
alfaglufosinat
alpha glufozinat
alfa-glufosinaat
Record last updated:
23/01/2023
Contact:
aeru@herts.ac.uk
Please cite as:
Lewis, K.A., Tzilivakis, J., Warner, D. and Green, A. (2016) An international database for pesticide risk assessments and management. Human and Ecological Risk Assessment: An International Journal , 22 (4), 1050-1064. DOI: 10.1080/10807039.2015.1133242