Description
An organochlorine pesticide; induces mortality of malaria mosquito (A. quadrimaculatus) fourth-instar larvae and A. aegypti larvae from 0.005-0.03 and 0.025-5 ppm, respectively; induces 100% mortality of goldfish (C. auratus) at 4 ppm; increases oviduct weight and glycogen content of chicken and Japanese quail; enhances mammary gland differentiation and increases epithelial cell proliferation in mammary terminal end buds in pubertal female rats; is a POP and is elevated in the sera of pregnant women in malaria-endemic regions of South Africa
Formal name: 1-chloro-2-[2,2,2-trichloro-1-(4-chlorophenyl)ethyl]-benzene
Synonyms: (±)-o,p’-DDT|o,p’-Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane|2,4′-DDT|NSC 33446|NSC 57644
Molecular weight: 354.5
CAS: 789-02-6
Purity: ≥95%
Formulation: A solid
Product Type|Biochemicals|Pesticides|Insecticides||Research Area|Endocrinology & Metabolism|Reproductive Biology||Research Area|Toxicology|Environmental|Agriculture||Research Area|Toxicology|Environmental|Endocrine Disruption||Research Area|Toxicology|Environmental|Steroids