fenoxycarb
Sign in to saveAlso known as (2-(4-phenoxyphenoxy)ethyl)carbamic acid ethyl ester, N-(2-(p-phenoxyphenoxy)ethyl)carbamic acid, ethyl (2-(p-phenoxyphenoxy)ethyl)carbamate, O-ethyl N-[2-(4-phenoxyphenoxy)ethyl]carbamate, Fenoxicarb, Ethyl (2-(4-phenoxyphenoxy)ethyl)carbamate
Fenoxycarb is an insect growth regulator. It has a low toxicity for bees, birds, and humans, but is toxic to fish. The oral LD50 for rats is greater than .
Research
242 papers- Fenoxycarb, a carbamate insect growth regulator, inhibits brassinosteroid action.Journal of pesticide science · 2023
- Fenoxycarb exposure affects antiviral immunity and HaNPV infection in the cotton bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera.Pest management science · 2023
- Chemistry and environmental fate of fenoxycarb.Reviews of environmental contamination and toxicology · 2010
- Fenoxycarb induces cardiovascular, hepatic, and pancreatic toxicity in zebrafish larvae via ROS production, excessive inflammation, and apoptosis.The Science of the total environment · 2025
- The endocrine disruptor, fenoxycarb modulates gut immunity and gut bacteria titer in the cotton bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera.Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Toxicology & pharmacology : CBP · 2023
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- chemical compound
- Mass
- 301.131
- Has use
- insecticide
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- chemical formula
- C₁₇H₁₉NO₄
- canonical SMILES
- CCOC(=O)NCCOC1=CC=C(C=C1)OC2=CC=CC=C2
- isomeric SMILES
- CCO/C(=N\CCOC1=CC=C(C=C1)OC2=CC=CC=C2)/O
- subject has role
- carcinogen
- Commons category
- Fenoxycarb
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Fenoxycarb is an insect growth regulator. It has a low toxicity for bees, birds, and humans, but is toxic to fish. The oral LD50 for rats is greater than .
Fenoxycarb is non-neurotoxic and does not have the same mode of action as other carbamate insecticides. Instead, it prevents immature insects from reaching maturity by mimicking juvenile hormone (IRAC group 7B).
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