Glyphosate

Form a chemical structure model of the herbicide Glyphosate out of Genuine Molymod Atoms & Bonds by Indigo.

What is Glyphosate?

Glyphosate (RoundUp)  is a herbicide designed to kill grasses and weeds that compete with food crops. Glyphosate is absorbed through the leaves and accumulates in actively dividing cells where it stops production of the amino acids. One of its most important features is that it breaks down quickly and does not persist in soil.

Plants designated "RoundUp Ready" have been genetically modified so that glyophosate does not interfere with their growth while still killing the weeds among them. Plants that have been so modified include:

  1. Alfalfa
  2. Canola
  3. Corn
  4. Cotton
  5. Sorghum
  6. Soy

Common Uses for Glyphosate:

Control of broadleaf weeds and grasses in:

  1. Hay/pasture
  2. Soybeans
  3. Field corn
  4. Lawns & turf
  5. Forest plantings
  6. Greenhouses
  7. Rights-of-way

A molecular model of Glyphosate in the Molymod Hybrid Dome style uses the atoms & bonds in the parts list below. Our free 3D Molecular Model Builder shows other styles & allows for image rotation as an assembly guide.

Chemical data
Molecular Weight Chemical Formula
169.0737 C3H8NO5P

Glyphosate molecular model built with Molymod Atoms & Bonds

Hybrid Dome
62053
Open Sphere
62009
Orbit Basic
68845NV
Orbit Flexible
68827W 68847W
Parts Synonyms
Parts
P/NDescriptionQTY
60103EAtom, Molymod, red (oxygen), 1 hole, 20mm1
60150EAtom, Molymod, white (hydrogen), hemisphere, 19mm8
60200EAtom, Molymod, red (oxygen), 2 hole, 105 degrees4
60300EAtom, Molymod, blue (nitrogen), 3 hole, 107 degrees, 23mm1
60400EAtom, Molymod, black (carbon), 4 hole, 109.5 degrees, 23mm3
60407EAtom, Molymod, purple (phosphorus), 4 hole, 109.5 deg., 23mm1
61012EBond, Molymod, grey (single), 20mm8
61013EBond, Molymod, grey (double/triple), 35mm2
61015EBond, Molymod, opaque, 2mm (for spacefilling models)8
Synonyms
2-(phosphonomethylamino)acetic acid , 2-(phosphonomethylamino)ethanoic acid , N-(Phosphonomethyl)glycine , NSC 151063 , Spectrum3_000839 , SpecPlus_000478 , N-(Phosphonomethyl) Glycine , Glyphosate, isopropylamine salt , N-Phosphonomethylglycine , Spectrum4_000679 , Glyphosate , 337757_ALDRICH , ((phosphonomethyl)amino)acetic acid , [(phosphonomethyl)amino]acetic acid , Spectrum5_001992 , SPECTRUM330047 , Spectrum2_001847 , Anti-BOB , G4283_SIGMA , KBioGR_001117 , Spectrum_001867 , P9556_SIGMA , Glyphosate, free acid , GPJ , Caswell No. 661A , EINECS 213-997-4 , EPA Pesticide Chemical Code 417300 , Glycine, N-(phosphonomethyl)- , Glyphosate - Trimesium Int. , Glyphosate [ANSI:BSI:ISO] , Glyphosate-trimesium Int. , Glyphosphate , HSDB 3432 , KBio3_001897 , MON 0573 , ,