Azadirachtin is a compound with the chemical formula C35H44O16. Azadirachtin belongs to the triterpenoids, a subclass of prenol lipids within the organic compounds. With an average molecular weight of 720.72 g/mol, Azadirachtin is a heavy molecule.
In industrial applications, it is used as an insecticide (PMC13471739). The compound has been recorded in three sources, including drinking water and water supply, floors within building and construction, and auxiliary devices in electrical and electronic equipment. The recorded route of exposure for this substance is oral.
Belongs to the class of organic compounds known as limonoids. These are highly oxygenated, modified terpenoids with a prototypical structure either containing or derived from a precursor with a 4,4,8-trimethyl-17-furanylsteroid skeleton. All naturally occurring citrus limonoids contain a furan ring attached to the D-ring, at C-17, as well as oxygen containing functional groups at C-3, C-4, C-7, C-16 and C-17.
