1374408
USP
Malathion
United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Reference Standard
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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C10H19O6PS2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
330.36
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1804525
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.24
grade
pharmaceutical primary standard
API family
malathion
manufacturer/tradename
USP
application(s)
pharmaceutical (small molecule)
format
neat
storage temp.
2-8°C
SMILES string
CCOC(=O)CC(SP(=S)(OC)OC)C(=O)OCC
InChI
1S/C10H19O6PS2/c1-5-15-9(11)7-8(10(12)16-6-2)19-17(18,13-3)14-4/h8H,5-7H2,1-4H3
InChI key
JXSJBGJIGXNWCI-UHFFFAOYSA-N
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General description
This product is provided as delivered and specified by the issuing Pharmacopoeia. All information provided in support of this product, including SDS and any product information leaflets have been developed and issued under the Authority of the issuing Pharmacopoeia.For further information and support please go to the website of the issuing Pharmacopoeia.
Application
Malathion USP reference standard, intended for use in specified quality tests and assays as specified in the USP compendia. Also, for use with USP monographs such as:
- Malathion Lotion
Analysis Note
These products are for test and assay use only. They are not meant for administration to humans or animals and cannot be used to diagnose, treat, or cure diseases of any kind.
Other Notes
Sales restrictions may apply.
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Warning
hcodes
Hazard Classifications
Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 1 - Skin Sens. 1
Storage Class
10 - Combustible liquids
wgk_germany
WGK 3
flash_point_f
Not applicable
flash_point_c
Not applicable
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Shereene Idriss et al.
Journal of drugs in dermatology : JDD, 8(8), 715-720 (2009-08-12)
Malathion is an under-recognized and under-utilized therapy for head lice and scabies largely due to misperceptions about its safety profile. Specifically, its pure form as it exists in pharmaceutical preparations is non-toxic to humans in the low doses available. While
Droplet size characterization of three aerial malathion spray programs.
T Younglove et al.
Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology, 53(4), 493-500 (1994-10-01)
P Flessel et al.
Environmental and molecular mutagenesis, 22(1), 7-17 (1993-01-01)
Mammalian in vivo and in vitro studies of technical or commercial grade malathion and its metabolite malaoxon show a pattern of induction of chromosome damage, as measured by chromosome aberrations, sister chromatid exchanges, and micronuclei. Experiments with purified (> 99%)
D L Sudakin et al.
Journal of toxicology. Clinical toxicology, 38(1), 47-50 (2000-03-04)
A 33-year-old female ingested an unknown quantity of malathion in a suicide attempt. Cholinergic signs consistent with severe organ, phosphate intoxication developed and were treated within 6 hours of ingestion. Intravenous atropine and a continuous infusion of pralidoxime (400 mg/h)
Y Prathibha et al.
Ecotoxicology and environmental safety, 102, 210-219 (2014-01-29)
Pesticides like malathion have the potential to disrupt development and reproduction of aquatic organisms including fishes. To investigate the likely consequences of malathion exposure at low doses in juvenile catfish, Clarias batrachus, we studied the expression pattern of genes encoding
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