[[Archivo:DL-Fosfinotricina.jpg|300px|right|thumb|<small><center>'''Estructura 2D de la DL-Fosfinotricina.'''</center></small>]]
La '''DL-Fosfinotricina''' is a herbicide commonly used in plant molecular biology and plant tissue culture. It is the ammonium salt of glufosinate. It is also known as glufosinate ammonium.The herbicide is a broad spectrum herbicide which is comparatively biodegradableo glufosinato de amonio es un [[herbicidas en Argentina|herbicida]] de amplio espectro de características y amplitud de uso similares al [[glifosato]], similar to glyphosate.pero su [[1principio de funcionamiento] Glyphosate was first sold by Monsanto Company under the tradename Roundup, but is no longer under patent] es completamente distinto. Glufosinate is sold under trade names Vendido bajo nombres como Basta, Buster and Liberty. Crops have been developed (genetically engineered) which are resistant to this herbicide through the insertion of the bar gene, se han desarrollado [[2cultivares]] into plantsresistentes a él, como en el caso del glifosato.