Chemicals and Drugs

Pyrethrins

The active insecticidal constituent of CHRYSANTHEMUM CINERARIIFOLIUM flowers. Pyrethrin I is the pyretholone ester of chrysanthemummonocarboxylic acid and pyrethrin II is the pyretholone ester of chrysanthemumdicarboxylic acid monomethyl ester.

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The active insecticidal constituent of CHRYSANTHEMUM CINERARIIFOLIUM flowers. Pyrethrin I is the pyretholone ester of chrysanthemummonocarboxylic acid and pyrethrin II is the pyretholone ester of chrysanthemumdicarboxylic acid monomethyl ester.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Pyrethrin
  • Pyrethroid
  • Pyrethroids

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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Indexing Annotation

for use as an insecticide, see note at INSECTICIDES

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Previous Indexing

  • Insecticides, Botanical (1973-1976)
  • Pyrethrum (1966-1976)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Pyrethrins. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D011722. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D011722
  2. Pyrethrins. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrethrin
  3. Pyrethrins. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q282970