Chemicals and Drugs

Coumaphos

A organothiophosphorus cholinesterase inhibitor that is used as an anthelmintic, insecticide, and as a nematocide.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

A organothiophosphorus cholinesterase inhibitor that is used as an anthelmintic, insecticide, and as a nematocide.

Chemical Identity

Chemical Information

Molecular Formula
C14H16ClO5PS
Molecular Weight
362.8 g/mol
CAS Registry No.
56-72-4
IUPAC Name
3-chloro-7-diethoxyphosphinothioyloxy-4-methylchromen-2-one
InChIKey
BXNANOICGRISHX-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
CCOP(=S)(OCC)OC1=CC2=C(C=C1)C(=C(C(=O)O2)Cl)C
MeSH Unique ID
D003372
Source
PubChem CID 2871

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Classification

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Drug Class

Pharmacological Action

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Synonyms

2 entry terms
  • Coumafos
  • Asuntol

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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

  • Coumarins (1966-1971)

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Numbers

  1. D02w.705w.400w.625w.120w
  2. D02w.705w.539.345w.120w
  3. D02w.886w.300.692w.120w
  4. D03w.383.663.283.446w.912.326w
  5. D03w.633.100.150.446w.912.326w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Coumaphos. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D003372. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D003372
  2. Coumaphos. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coumaphos
  3. Coumaphos. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q415896
  4. Coumaphos. In: PubChem Compound. CID 2871. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/2871