Structured Summary
Abstract
An organothiophosphorus cholinesterase inhibitor that is used as a systemic and contact insecticide.
Chemical Identity
Chemical Information
- Molecular Formula
- C5H12NO3PS2
- Molecular Weight
- 229.3 g/mol
- CAS Registry No.
- 60-51-5
- IUPAC Name
- 2-dimethoxyphosphinothioylsulfanyl-N-methylacetamide
- InChIKey
- MCWXGJITAZMZEV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- SMILES
- CNC(=O)CSP(=S)(OC)OC
- MeSH Unique ID
- D004117
- Source
- PubChem CID 3082
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Classification
Broader headings
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Drug Class
Pharmacological Action
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Synonyms
5 entry terms
- Phosphamide
- Bi-58
- Rogor
- Bi 58
- Bi58
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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. Dimethoate. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D004117. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D004117
- Dimethoate. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimethoate
- Dimethoate. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q421371
- Dimethoate. In: PubChem Compound. CID 3082. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/3082