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Insecticide discovery–“Chance favors the prepared mind” by Thomas C. Sparks; Beth A. Lorsbach is a Agricultural and Biological Sciences article available to read on EtoBox.
What is Insecticide discovery–“Chance favors the prepared mind” about?
New options for pest insect control, including new insecticides, are needed to ensure a plentiful food supply for an expanding global population. Any new insecticides must meet the increasingly stringent regulatory requirements for mammalian and environmental safety, and also address the need for new chemistries and modes of action to deal with resistance to available insecticides. As underscored by a paraphrase of a quote from Louis Pasteur “Chance favors the prepared mind”, the agrochemical industry uses a variety of approaches that attempt to improve on “chance” for the discovery of new insecticides. Although there are a number of approaches to the discovery of new insecticidal active ingredients (AIs), historically most insecticides are based on a pre-existing molecule or product either from a competitor or from an internal company source. As such the first examples of a new insecticide representing a new type or class of AI (First-in-Class: FIC) are important as prototypes for other AIs stimulating further spectrum, efficacy, physicochemical, and environmental safety refinements. FIC insecticides also represent a measure of innovation. Understanding the origins of these FIC co
Who reads Insecticide discovery–“Chance favors the prepared mind”?
It is typically read by researchers, students, and practitioners in Agricultural and Biological Sciences.
- Author
- Thomas C. Sparks; Beth A. Lorsbach
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2023
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Life Sciences)