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ZOXAMIDE<br />

First draft prepared by<br />

I. Dewhurst, 1 E. Efa 1 & A. Moretto 2<br />

1<br />

<strong>Pesticide</strong>s Safety Directorate, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs,<br />

Mallard House, K<strong>in</strong>gs Pool, York, England;<br />

2<br />

Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, University of Milan, Milan, Italy<br />

Explanation ...................................................................................................... 487<br />

Evaluation for acceptable daily <strong>in</strong>take ............................................................. 488<br />

1. Biochemical aspects ........................................................................... 488<br />

1.1 Absorption, distribution and excretion ....................................... 488<br />

(a) Oral route .......................................................................... 488<br />

(b) Dermal route ..................................................................... 490<br />

(c) Biotransformation ............................................................. 492<br />

2. <strong>Toxicological</strong> studies ......................................................................... 495<br />

2.1 Acute toxicity ............................................................................. 495<br />

(a) Lethal doses ...................................................................... 495<br />

(b) Dermal and ocular irritation and dermal sensitization ..... 495<br />

2.2 Short-term studies of toxicity ..................................................... 496<br />

2.3 Long-term studies of toxicity and carc<strong>in</strong>ogenicity ..................... 502<br />

2.4 Genotoxicity ............................................................................... 506<br />

2.5 Reproductive toxicity ................................................................. 508<br />

(a) Multigeneration studies ..................................................... 508<br />

(b) Developmental toxicity ..................................................... 509<br />

2.6 Special studies ............................................................................ 512<br />

(a) Neurotoxicity .................................................................... 512<br />

(b) Mechanism of action ........................................................ 513<br />

3. Observations <strong>in</strong> humans ..................................................................... 514<br />

Comments ........................................................................................................ 514<br />

<strong>Toxicological</strong> evaluation .................................................................................. 517<br />

References ....................................................................................................... 519<br />

Explanation<br />

Zoxamide is the International Organization for Standards (ISO) approved name for (RS)-<br />

3,5-dichloro-N-(3-chloro-1-ethyl-1-methyl-2-oxopropyl)-4-methylbenzamide (Chemical Abstracts<br />

Service; CAS No. 156052-68-5). Zoxamide is a chlor<strong>in</strong>ated benzamide fungicide that acts aga<strong>in</strong>st<br />

late blight (Phytophthera <strong>in</strong>festans) and powdery mildew (Plasmopara viticola). The mechanism of<br />

fungicidal action <strong>in</strong>volves disruption of microtubule formation by b<strong>in</strong>d<strong>in</strong>g to β-tubul<strong>in</strong>.<br />

Zoxamide has not been evaluated previously by the JMPR and was reviewed at the present<br />

Meet<strong>in</strong>g at the request of the Codex Committee on <strong>Pesticide</strong> Residues (CCPR).<br />

ZOXAMIDE 487–522 JMPR <strong>2007</strong>

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