Abamectin
Abamectin
Abamectin
Abamectin is a 16-membered ring macrolide compound developed by Kitasato University in Japan and Merck in the United States.
Request a QuoteAbamectin is a 16-membered ring macrolide compound developed by Kitasato University in Japan and Merck in the United States.
CAS: 71751-41-2
MF: C49H74O14
MW: 887.11
Melting point | 150-155°C |
α | D +55.7 ±2° (c = 0.87 in CHCl3) |
Boiling point | 717.52°C (rough estimate) |
Density | 1.16 |
Vapor pressure | <2 x 10-7 Pa |
Refractive index | 1.6130 (estimate) |
Fp | 150°C |
Storage temperature | Keep sealed in a dry place. Store in a freezer at below -20°C. |
Solubility | Soluble in DMSO |
Water solubility | 0.007-0.01 mg L-1 (20°C) |
Form | Solid |
Color | White to off-white |
Safety Information |
Hazard codes: T+N Hazard class: 6.1(a) Packing group: II |
1. Biopesticides
Abamectin is a 16-membered-ring macrolide compound first developed by Kitasato University in Japan and Merck Company (United States). It has insecticidal, acaricidal, and nematicidal activity. It is produced by the fermentation of Streptomyces avermitilis. Natural abamectin contains eight components: four major components—A1a, A2a, B1a, and B2a—accounting for a total content of ≥80%; and four additional components—A1b, A2b, B1b, and B2b—accounting for a total content of ≤20%. Currently commercialized abamectin pesticides use abamectin as the main insecticidal ingredient (abamectin B1a + B1b, where B1a is not less than 90% and B1b is less than 5%). The product is calibrated by the content of B1a.
Abamectin is currently produced by dozens of companies in China. The marketed abamectin product series includes abamectin, ivermectin, and emamectin benzoate. Abamectin is one of the most popular and highly competitive novel biological pesticides in the biopesticide market.
2. Antiparasitic drugs
For the treatment of various nematodes, ticks, mites, fleas, lice, and flies affecting horses, cattle, sheep, pigs, dogs, cats, and other poultry, both in vivo and in vitro.
