Product Name:    Abamectin

Synonyms:    Abamectin 100mg [71751-41-2];AbaMectin (AverMectin B1)(FDA);Purity of AbaMectin;AverMectin B1a-AverMectin B1b Mixt.;ABAMECTIN 95%;Mixture of abamectin B1a and B1b;Abamectin Solution in Acetonitrile;Abamectin soL

CAS:    71751-41-2

MF:    C49H74O14

MW:    887.11

EINECS:    200-096-6

Product Categories:    VECTRA-3D;Inhibitors;FEED ADDITIVES;FINE Chemical & INTERMEDIATES;Antibiotics;INSECTICIDE;Chiral Reagents;Heterocycles;GB19336-2003 pesticides TG;71751-41-2

Abamectin is a kind of 16-membered ring macrolide compound which was first developed by the Kitasato University in Japan and Merck Company (United States). It has insecticidal, acaricidal, and nematicidal activity. It is produced by the fermentation of Streptomyces avermitilis. Natural Abamectin containing eight component with four major components namely A1a, A2a, B1a and B2a with the total content being ≥80%; another four components corresponding to smaller proportion are A1b, A2b, B1b, and B2b with the total content of ≤20%. Currently commercialized Abamectin pesticide has abamectin as the main insecticidal ingredient (Abamectin B1a + B1b with B1a being not less than 90% and B1b being less than 5%). It is calibrate by the content of B1a. Since 1991 when abamectin had entered into the market of pesticides in China, Abamectin pesticide has played an important role in the pest prevention and control system of China. Abamectin is currently produced by over tens companies in China with the currently marketed Abamectin series pesticides including abamectin, ivermectin and emamectin benzoate.