Acephate – 100 mg

Brand:
Cayman
CAS:
30560-19-1
Storage:
-20
UN-No:
Non-Hazardous - 3335 / 9

Acephate is an organophosphate insecticide that is active against a variety of insects.{39718} It inhibits acetylcholinesterase in the house fly with a topical 24-hour LD50 value of 1.8 µg/g but has millimolar IC50 values for vertebrate cholinesterases.{39719,39720} In rats, acephate (140 mg/kg) induces reversible hyperglycemia after two and six hours and increases plasma corticosterone, liver glucose-6-phosphate, and liver tyrosine aminotransferase.{39718} It also increases liver glycogen levels by 3.5-fold after six hours. Formulations containing acephate have been used in the control of insects in agriculture and horticulture.  

 

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Description

An organophosphate insecticide active against a variety of insects; inhibits acetylcholinesterase in the house fly with a topical 24-hour LD50 value of 1.8 µg/g; induces reversible hyperglycemia after two and six hours and increases liver glycogen levels by 3.5-fold after six hours at 140 mg/kg


Formal name: N-acetyl-phosphoramidothioic acid, O,S-dimethyl ester

Synonyms:  RE 12420

Molecular weight: 183.2

CAS: 30560-19-1

Purity: ≥98%

Formulation: A solid


Product Type|Biochemicals|Pesticides|Insecticides||Product Type|Biochemicals|Small Molecule Inhibitors|Acetylcholine Turnover||Research Area|Endocrinology & Metabolism||Research Area|Toxicology|Environmental|Agriculture