Benzoylurea
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Benzoylureas are chemical compounds best known for their use as insecticide
s. One of the more commonly used benzoylurea pesticides is diflubenzuron
. Others include chlorfluazuron, flufenoxuron, hexaflumuron, and triflumuron. Lufenuron
is the active compound in flea
control medication for pet dogs and cats. Benzoylureas are insect growth regulators which act by inhibiting synthesis of chitin
in the body of an insect after the insect consumes it.
Certain types of benzoylurea compounds have been investigated as potential anticancer agents
.
Insecticide
An insecticide is a pesticide used against insects. They include ovicides and larvicides used against the eggs and larvae of insects respectively. Insecticides are used in agriculture, medicine, industry and the household. The use of insecticides is believed to be one of the major factors behind...
s. One of the more commonly used benzoylurea pesticides is diflubenzuron
Diflubenzuron
Diflubenzuron is an insecticide of the benzamide class. It is used in forest management and on field crops to selectively control insect pests, particularly forest tent caterpillar moths, boll weevils, gypsy moths, and other types of moths. The mechanism of action of diflubenzuron involves...
. Others include chlorfluazuron, flufenoxuron, hexaflumuron, and triflumuron. Lufenuron
Lufenuron
Lufenuron is the active ingredient in the veterinary flea control medication Program, and one of the active ingredients in the veterinary flea control, heartworm prevention, and anthelmintic medicine milbemycin oxime/lufenuron .Lufenuron is stored in the animal's body fat and transferred to adult...
is the active compound in flea
Flea
Flea is the common name for insects of the order Siphonaptera which are wingless insects with mouthparts adapted for piercing skin and sucking blood...
control medication for pet dogs and cats. Benzoylureas are insect growth regulators which act by inhibiting synthesis of chitin
Chitin
Chitin n is a long-chain polymer of a N-acetylglucosamine, a derivative of glucose, and is found in many places throughout the natural world...
in the body of an insect after the insect consumes it.
Certain types of benzoylurea compounds have been investigated as potential anticancer agents
Chemotherapy
Chemotherapy is the treatment of cancer with an antineoplastic drug or with a combination of such drugs into a standardized treatment regimen....
.