Structured Summary
Abstract
An organothiophosphate cholinesterase inhibitor that is used as an insecticide.
Chemical Identity
Chemical Information
- Molecular Formula
- C9H12NO5PS
- Molecular Weight
- 277.24 g/mol
- CAS Registry No.
- 122-14-5
- IUPAC Name
- dimethoxy-(3-methyl-4-nitrophenoxy)-sulfanylidene-lambda5-phosphane
- InChIKey
- ZNOLGFHPUIJIMJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- SMILES
- CC1=C(C=CC(=C1)OP(=S)(OC)OC)[N+](=O)[O-]
- MeSH Unique ID
- D005278
- Source
- PubChem CID 31200
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Classification
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Drug Class
Pharmacological Action
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Synonyms
7 entry terms
- Metathion
- Agria 1050
- Folithion
- Methylnitrophos
- Nitrophos
- Sumithion
- Sumithione
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Aspects Covered
24 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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Indexing Annotation
for use to kill or control insects, use no qualifiers on the insecticide or the insect; appropriate qualifiers may be used when other aspects of the insecticide are discussed such as the effect on a physiologic process or behavioral aspect of the insect; for poisoning, coordinate with ORGANOPHOSPHATE POISONING
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History Note
74(72)
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Previous Indexing
- Insecticides (1966-1971)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Fenitrothion. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D005278. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D005278
- Fenitrothion. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fenitrothion
- Fenitrothion. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q417614
- Fenitrothion. In: PubChem Compound. CID 31200. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/31200