S-methylation of O,O-dialkyl phosphorodithioic acids: O,O,S-trimethyl phosphorodithioate and phosphorothiolate as metabolites of dimethoate in mice

Chemical Research in Toxicology

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1202-1206

  Mahajna, Mahmoud ^a   Quistad, Gary B ^a   Casida, John E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIMETHOATE; PHOSPHORODITHIOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PHOSPHOROTHIOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PHOSPHOROTHIOIC ACID O,O,S TRIMETHYL ESTER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; METABOLITE; METHYLATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHOSPHORUS NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; TOXICITY;

ANIMALS; DIMETHOATE; MALE; METHYLATION; MICE; ORGANOTHIOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; PESTICIDES; THIOPHOSPHORIC ACID ESTERS; TRIAZENES;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0029860118     PISSN: 0893228X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/tx9600715     Document Type: Article

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