| Description |
Thiabendazole is a kind of fungicide and parasiticide. As a fungicide, it can be used for the treatment of mold, blight and many other fungal diseases occurring in fruits and vegetable. As an antiparasitic, it is capable of treating roundworms, hookworms, and other kinds of helminth species that can attack wild animals, livestock and humans. It also has effects of inhibiting the angiogenesis of cells. The mechanism of action is still not fully understood. It has found that Thiabendazole is capable of suppressing the helminth-specific mitochondrial enzyme fumarate reductase, further inhibiting the citric acid cycle, mitochondrial respiration and ATP production, leading to helminth’s death. It may also inhibit the microtubule polymerization processes. |
| References |
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/thiabendazole#section=Top
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiabendazole |
| Chemical Properties |
Light yellow powder |
| Uses |
anticoagulant, rodenticide |
| Uses |
A drug used in the treatment of helminthiases |
| Definition |
ChEBI: A member of the class of benzimidazoles carrying a 1,3-thiazol-4-yl substituent at position 2. A mainly post-harvest fungicide used to control a wide range of diseases including Aspergillus, Botrytis, Cladosporium and Fusarium. |
| General Description |
White or cream-colored odorless, tasteless powder. Sublimes above 590°F. Fluoresces in acidic solution. Formulated as a dust, flowable powder or wettable powder for use as a systemic fungicide and anthelmintic. |
| Air & Water Reactions |
Insoluble in water. |
| Reactivity Profile |
Thiabendazole is incompatible with a number of pesticides, including copper-containing fungicides, and with highly alkaline materials. Thiabendazole is a chelating agent, binding many metals including iron, but not calcium |
| Fire Hazard |
Flash point data for Thiabendazole are not available; however, Thiabendazole is probably combustible. |
| Agricultural Uses |
Fungicide: Thiabendazole is a fungicide used to control blight, mold, stain and rot that are found on fruit and vegetables; Dutch elm disease; and diseases found in food storage and other diseases. It is also used to treat roundworms and similar conditions in livestock and humans. Registered for use in EU countries. A U.S. EPA restricted use Pesticide (RUP). U.S. Maximum Allowable Residue Levels for Thiabendazole and its metabolite benzimidazole (free and conjugated) in or on the following food commodities:[40CFR 180.242(a) (1)]: apple, wet pomace 12.0 ppm; Avocado (There are no U.S. registrations on the indicated commodity) 10.0 ppm; banana, post harvest 3.0 ppm; bean, dry, seed 0.1 ppm; beet, sugar, dried pulp 3.5 ppm; beet, sugar, roots 0.25 ppm; beet, sugar, tops 10.0 ppm; cantaloupe (There are no U.S. registrations on the indicated commodity) 15.0 ppm; carrot, roots, postharvest 10.0 ppm; citrus, oil 15.0 ppm; fruit, citrus, group 10, postharvest 10.0 ppm; fruit, pome, group 11, postharvest 5.0 ppm; mango 10.0 ppm; mushroom 40.0 ppm; papaya, postharvest 5.0 ppm; potato, postharvest 10.0 ppm; soybean 0.1 ppm; strawberry (There are no U.S. registrations on the indicated commodity) 5.0 ppm; sweet potato (postharvest to sweet potato intended only for use as seed) 0.05 ppm; wheat, grain 1.0 ppm; wheat, straw 1.0 ppm. [40CFR 180.242(a)(2)]: cattle, meat 0.1 ppm; cattle, meat byproducts 0.4 ppm; goat, meat byproducts 0.4 ppm; Hog, meat byproducts 0.3 ppm; horse, meat byproducts 0.4 ppm; milk 0.1 ppm; sheep, meat byproducts 0.4 ppm. [40CFR 180.2010]: Use/Limits: As a seed treatment for dry pea (including field pea, pigeon pea, chickpea or lentil), using a maximum application rate of 0.075 pounds of active ingredient per 100 pounds of seed. Vines or hay grown from treated seed may not be fed to livestock. |
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