CHEBI:141319 - metam

ChEBI IDCHEBI:141319
ChEBI Namemetam
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DefinitionA member of the class of dithiocarbamic acids that is dithiocarbamic acid in which a hydrogen attached to the amino group has been replaced by a methyl group. It is used (most widely as the corresponding sodium salt, metam-sodium) as an agricultural pesticide, mainly as a broad spectrum soil fumigant for the control of weeds, nematodes, soil-borne insects and fungi.
Last Modified10 May 2019
SubmitterAdnan
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FormulaC2H5NS2
Net Charge0
Average Mass107.203
Monoisotopic Mass106.98634
SMILESCNC(=S)S
InChIInChI=1S/C2H5NS2/c1-3-2(4)5/h1H3,(H2,3,4,5)
InChIKeyHYVVJDQGXFXBRZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Roles Classification
Biological Role:
profungicide  A compound that, on administration, must undergo chemical conversion by metabolic processes before becoming the pharmacologically active fungicide for which it is a profungicide.
Applications:
profungicide  A compound that, on administration, must undergo chemical conversion by metabolic processes before becoming the pharmacologically active fungicide for which it is a profungicide.
pronematicide  A compound that, on administration, must undergo chemical conversion by metabolic processes before becoming the pharmacologically active nematicide for which it is a pronematicide.
proherbicide  A compound that, on administration, must undergo chemical conversion by biochemical (enzymatic), chemical (possibly following an enzymatic step), or physical (e.g. photochemical) activation processes before becoming the pharmacologically active herbicide for which it is a proherbicide.
proinsecticide  A compound that, on administration, must undergo chemical conversion by metabolic processes before becoming the pharmacologically active insecticide for which it is a proinsecticide.
insecticide  Strictly, a substance intended to kill members of the class Insecta. In common usage, any substance used for preventing, destroying, repelling or controlling insects.
pesticide  Strictly, a substance intended to kill pests. In common usage, any substance used for controlling, preventing, or destroying animal, microbiological or plant pests.
pesticide  Strictly, a substance intended to kill pests. In common usage, any substance used for controlling, preventing, or destroying animal, microbiological or plant pests.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
metam (CHEBI:141319) has role profungicide (CHEBI:136645)
metam (CHEBI:141319) has role proherbicide (CHEBI:136646)
metam (CHEBI:141319) has role proinsecticide (CHEBI:136644)
metam (CHEBI:141319) has role pronematicide (CHEBI:141301)
metam (CHEBI:141319) is a dithiocarbamic acids (CHEBI:78787)
metam (CHEBI:141319) is a organosulfur insecticide (CHEBI:39190)
metam (CHEBI:141319) is conjugate acid of metam(1−) (CHEBI:141326)
Incoming Relation(s)
metam(1−) (CHEBI:141326) is conjugate base of metam (CHEBI:141319)
IUPAC Name 
methylcarbamodithioic acid
Synonyms  Source
N-methyldithiocarbamic acidChEBI
Dithiokohlensaeure-methylamidChEBI
methyl-dithiocarbamic acidChEBI
methyldithiocarbaminic acidChEBI
Methyl-dithiocarbamidsaeureChEBI
metamChEBI
Manual XrefsDatabases
metamAlan Wood's Pesticides
Registry NumbersSources
Reaxys:1739002Reaxys
CAS:144-54-7ChemIDplus