Edifenphos Explained

Edifenphos (O-ethyl-S,S-diphenyldithiophosphate, EDDP) is a systemic fungicide that inhibits phosphatidylcholine biosynthesis.[1] [2] It was introduced in 1966 by Bayer to combat blast fungus and Pellicularia sasakii in rice cultivation.[2] It was never authorized for use in the EU.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Agricultural and Biological Chemistry . 44 . 5 . 1980 . Edifenphos, Inhibitor of Phosphatidylcholine Biosynthesis in Pyricularia oryzae . 10.1080/00021369.1980.10864095 . Osamu . Kodama . Kenji . Yamashita . Tadami . Akatsuka . 1015–1021 .
  2. Book: György . Matolcsy . Miklós . Nádasy . Viktor . Andriska . Sándor . Terényi . Pesticide Chemistry . limited . Elsevier . 978-0444989031 . 1989 . 306 .
  3. Web site: Edifenphos: Not Approved . EU Pesticides Database Active Substances . 2016-02-01 .

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