METHYL ISOTHIOCYANATE LIBERATORS:

• MODE OF ACTION IN NEMATODES IS UNKNOWN
• HYPOTHESIZE THAT MIT HAS A HIGH AFFINITY FOR NUCLEOPHILIC SITES (AMINO AND HYDROXYL GROUPS)
• WITHIN INSECTS AND MAMMALS, CYANIDE IS RELEASED AND INHIBITS ENZYMES

The mode of action on nematodes of metam-sodium products which release methyl isothiocyanate is hypothesized in the literature to be similar to that for insects and mammals.

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