Description
S-(N-Methylthiocarbamoyl)-L-cysteine(MITC)isaconjugateofmethylisothiocyanateandcysteine.MITCisapesticidetypicallyusedtofumigatewheatandothergraincrops,killingpestssuchasgrainbeetlesandweevils.MITCalsoexhibitsanti-parasiticactivity,inhibitingthehatchofnematodesfromspeciesofHeteroderaanddecreasingthepopulationdensityofspeciesofMeloidogyne.Thiscompoundinhibitsmitochondrialaldehydedehydrogenaseintheliver,increasingaldehydelevelsinbloodandbraininvivo.Additionally,MITCdisplaysgenotoxicpotential,inducinglipidperoxidation-mediatedDNAdamageathighdoses.