Bioactivity | Spinosad, a mixture of spinosyns A and D known as fermentation products of a soil actinomycete (Saccharopolyspora spinosa), is a biological neurotoxic insecticide with a broader action spectrum. Spinosad targets the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChRs) of the insect nervous system. Spinosad has an excellent environmental and mammalian toxicological profile. Larvicidal activity[1][2][3]. | ||||||||||||
Invitro | Spinosad acts as an allosteric agonist of acetylcholine (Ach) by binding to nicotinicacetylcholine receptors (nAChRs), prototypicalunits that function as neurotransmitter ligand-gated ion channels[4]. | ||||||||||||
Name | Spinosad | ||||||||||||
CAS | 168316-95-8 | ||||||||||||
Formula | C83H132N2O20 | ||||||||||||
Molar Mass | 1477.94 | ||||||||||||
Transport | Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere. | ||||||||||||
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