Acetohydroxyacid synthase(AHAS)inhibitors, which were developed in the 1980s, have been widely used as new herbicide for preventing and eliminating weeds in the fields. Since the past few years, abundant AHAS inhibitors have been developed. This paper provided a overview of the structure and bioactiyity of AHAS inhibitors including sulfonylureas, triazolopyrimidines, pyrimidylsalicylate and triazolinones derivatives,which are classed acc...