Cas No.: | 120068-37-3 |
Synonyms: | Fipronil |
SMILES: | N#CC1=NN(C2=C(Cl)C=C(C(F)(F)F)C=C2Cl)C(N)=C1S(C(F)(F)F)=O |
Formula: | C12H4Cl2F6N4Os |
M.Wt: | 437.15 |
Purity: | >98% |
Sotrage: | 2 years -20°C Powder, 2 weeks 4°C in DMSO, 6 months -80°C in DMSO |
Description: | Fipronil is an insecticide that acts as a selective antagonist of insect GABA receptors (IC50s = 30 and 1,600 nM for cockroach and rat receptors, respectively).It also inhibits desensitizing and non-desensitizing glutamate-induced chloride currents in cockroach neurons (IC50s = 800 and 10 nM, respectively). Fipronil induces activity of the cytochrome P450 (CYP) isoforms CYP1A1/2, CYP2B1/2, and CYP3A1/2 in isolated rat liver microsomes.2 Formulations containing fipronil have been used as insecticides in veterinary care. |