Chemicals and Drugs

Phorate

A cholinesterase inhibitor that is used as an insecticide.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

A cholinesterase inhibitor that is used as an insecticide.

Chemical Identity

Chemical Information

Molecular Formula
C7H17O2PS3
Molecular Weight
260.4 g/mol
CAS Registry No.
298-02-2
IUPAC Name
diethoxy-(ethylsulfanylmethylsulfanyl)-sulfanylidene-lambda5-phosphane
InChIKey
BULVZWIRKLYCBC-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
CCOP(=S)(OCC)SCSCC
MeSH Unique ID
D010702
Source
PubChem CID 4790

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Drug Class

Pharmacological Action

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Thimet 10-G
  • Thimet 10 G
  • Thimet 10G

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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

91(72); was see under INSECTICIDES, ORGANOTHIOPHOSPHATE 1972-90

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Previous Indexing

  • Insecticides (1966-1971)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Phorate. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D010702. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D010702
  2. Phorate. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phorate
  3. Phorate. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q421197
  4. Phorate. In: PubChem Compound. CID 4790. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/4790