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Innovations in Green Chemistry: The Commercialization of New Insecticides

Explore the development and commercialization of eco-friendly insecticides like CONFIRM, MACH 2, and INTREPID. Learn about their unique modes of action, from acetylcholinesterase inhibition to oxidative phosphorylation. Discover how these pesticides revolutionize pest control while being sustainable for the environment.

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Innovations in Green Chemistry: The Commercialization of New Insecticides

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  1. Green ChemistryBiochemistry Module • The Invention and Commercialization of a New Chemical Family of Insecticides Exemplified by CONFIRM Selective Caterpillar Control Agent and the Related Selective Control Agents MACH 2 and INTREPID

  2. Examples of Pesticides • organophosphates • carbamates • a botanical pesticide—rotenone • molting accelerators--diacylhydrazines

  3. Modes of Action • Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors • Inhibition of the Electron Transport Chain • Molting Accelerators

  4. Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors • function of acetlycholinesterase • acetlycholinesterase catalysis • enzyme inhibition • organophoshates • carbamates

  5. Inhibition of the Electron Transport Chain • oxidative phosphorylation • NADH oxidation • rotenone

  6. Molting Accelerators • 20-hydroxyecdysone and ecdysone receptors • diacylhydrazines

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