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metam

Term ID
CHEBI:141319
Synonyms
  • Dithiokohlensaeure-methylamid
  • methan
  • methyl-dithiocarbamic acid
  • Methyl-dithiocarbamidsaeure
  • methylcarbamodithioic acid
  • methyldithiocarbamate
  • methyldithiocarbaminic acid
  • N-methyldithiocarbamic acid
Definition
A member of the class of dithiocarbamic acids that is dithiocarbamic acid in which a hydrogen attached to the amino group has been replaced by a methyl group. It is used (most widely as the corresponding sodium salt, metam-sodium) as an agricultural pesticide, mainly as a broad spectrum soil fumigant for the control of weeds, nematodes, soil-borne insects and fungi.
References
  • CAS:144-54-7
  • Pesticides:metam
  • Reaxys:1739002
Ontology
ChEBI  ( EBI )
Resources
CTD
Relationships
is a type of
has_role
inverse is_conjugate_base_of
is_conjugate_acid_of
Phenotype
Phenotype resulting from metam
Phenotype where environments contain metam
Phenotype modified by environments containing metam
Human Disease Model