Edifenphos (O-ethyl-S,S-diphenyldithiophosphate, EDDP) is a systemic fungicide that inhibits phosphatidylcholine biosynthesis.[2][3] It was introduced in 1966 by Bayer to combat blast fungus and Pellicularia sasakii in rice cultivation.[3] It was never authorized for use in the EU.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Record of Edifenphos in the GESTIS Substance Database of the Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, accessed on 2016-02-01.
  2. ^ Kodama, Osamu; Yamashita, Kenji; Akatsuka, Tadami (1980). "Edifenphos, Inhibitor of Phosphatidylcholine Biosynthesis in Pyricularia oryzae". Agricultural and Biological Chemistry. 44 (5): 1015–1021. doi:10.1080/00021369.1980.10864095.
  3. ^ a b Matolcsy, György; Nádasy, Miklós; Andriska, Viktor; Terényi, Sándor (1989). Pesticide Chemistry. Elsevier. p. 306. ISBN 978-0444989031.
  4. ^ "Edifenphos: Not Approved". EU Pesticides Database Active Substances. Retrieved 2016-02-01.