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A non-radioactive cell-free assay was developed to quantitatively determine inhibition of plant-type phytoene desaturase by bleaching herbicides. An active desaturase was prepared from an appropriately cloned E. coli transformant. Another E. coli transformant was used to produce the required phytoene. Phytofluene and t-carotene, the products of the desaturase reaction, were either determined by HPLC or optical absorption spectra. Enzyme kinetics and inhibition data for the bleaching tetrazole herbicide WL110547 are presented as an example.