FB2026_02 , released June 18, 2026
Chemical: parathion
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General Information
Name
parathion
FlyBase ID
FBch0000910
ChEBI Name
parathion
ChEBI ID
PubChem Name
Parathion
PubChem ID
Chemical Structure
Chemical structure of parathion
parathion
InChIKey

LCCNCVORNKJIRZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Definition (ChEBI)

ChEBI: Parathion is an organic thiophosphate, a C-nitro compound and an organothiophosphate insecticide. It has a role as an EC 3.1.1.7 (acetylcholinesterase) inhibitor, an EC 3.1.1.8 (cholinesterase) inhibitor, an acaricide, an agrochemical, an avicide and a mouse metabolite. It derives from a 4-nitrophenol.

Roles Classification (ChEBI)
Comment
Synonyms and Secondary IDs (24)
Synonyms
O,O-Diethyl O-p-nitrophenyl phosphorothioate
O,O-diethyl O-(4-nitrophenyl) phosphorothioate
O,O-diethyl O-(4-nitrophenyl) thiophosphate
O,O-diethyl O-(p-nitrophenyl) thiophosphate
Paraphos
Parathion
Parathion-ethyl
PubChem:991
corothion
corthione
diethyl p-nitrophenyl thiophosphate
diethyl parathion
ethyl parathion
paraphos
parathion-ethyl
phosphorothioic acid, O,O-diethyl O-(4-nitrophenyl) ester
phosphostigmine
pubchem:991
thiophos
Secondary FlyBase IDs
    References (6)