Diazinon. Computer model of a molecule of the organophosphate pesticide diazinon. It has the formula The atoms are shown as spheres

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Diazinon. Computer model of a molecule of the organophosphate pesticide diazinon. It has the formula The atoms are shown as spheres and are colour-coded: carbon (light blue), hydrogen (white), nitrogen (dark blue), oxygen (red), phosphorus (green) and sulphur (yellow). Diazinon is used to protect crops and garden plants from sucking and leaf-eating insects and as a household insecticide against fleas, flies and ants. It belongs to a class of chemicals called cholinesterase inhibitors, which kill by blocking the enzyme acetylcholinesterase, causing paralysis. Large doses of diazinon are toxic to humans and can be fatal.

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Size: 4000px × 3000px
Photo credit: © DR TIM EVANS/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: artwork, atom, atoms, chemical, chemistry, cholinesterase, compound, computer, dangerous, diazinon, harmful, illustration, inhibitor, insecticide, molecular, molecule, organic, organophosphate, pesticide, poisonous, sphere, spheres, structural, structure, toxic, wide-spectrum