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. 2014 May 2;9(5):e96580. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0096580

Table 1. The overall group, name and proposed Modes of Action (MoA) of the antifouling compounds.

Group Name IUPAC name Mode of Action
Photosystem IIinhibitors Atrazin 6-chloro-N 2-ethyl-N 4-isopropyl-1,3,5-triazine-2,4-diamine Inhibits the electron transport inphotosystem II
Irgarol1051 2-tert-butylamino)-4-(cyclopropylamino)-6-(methylthio)-1,3,5-triazine Inhibits the electron transport inphotosystem II
Seanine211 4,5-dichloro-2-n-octyl-4-isothiazoline-3-one Inhibits the electron transport inphotosystem II
Diuron 3-(3,4.dichlorophenyl)-1,1-dimethylurea Inhibits the electron transport inphotosystem II
Metals andorganometals Cd Cadmium ion General toxicant, interacts with enzymesa
Cu Copper ion General toxicant, interacts withenzymesa
CuPT Copper 2-pyridinethiol-1-oxide General toxicant, interacts withenzymesa
Zn Zink ion General toxicant, interacts withenzymesa
ZnPT Zinc 2-pyridinethiol-oxide General toxicant, interacts withenzymesa
Ziram Zinc bis(N,N’-dimethyl)-dithiocarbamate Dimethyldithiocarbamate fungicide with Zn. Inhibitor of enzymes containing copper ions or sulfhydryl groups, including P450monooxygenases of the CYP 2A6 groupb
TBT tri-butyl-tin-chloride PSII inhibitor (with tin), endocrine disruptorc
Fungicides Chlorothalonil Tetrachloroisophthalonitrile Conjugation with, and depletion of, thiols (particularly glutathione) fromgerminating fungal cells, leading todisruption of glycolysis andenergy production, fungistasis andfungicidal action.
Dichlofluanid N-dichlorofluoromethylthio-N’,N’-dimethyl-N-phenylsulfamide Multi-site mode of action, non-specific thiol reactant, inhibiting respiration.
IPBC 3-iodo-2-propynyl butylcarbamate AChE inhibitor and fungicide and bactericided
PTPB Pyridine triphenylboron Fungicided
TCMTB 2-thio cyano methyl thio benzothiazole Fungicide, Inhibitor of mitochondrial electron transportc
Tolylfluanid N-dichlorofluoromethylthio-N’,N’-dimethyl-N-p-tolylsulfamide Multi-site mode of action, non-specific thiol reactant, inhibiting respiration.
a

Altenburger, 2011 [88].

b

Walker, 2009 [49].

c

Fernandez-Alba et al, 2002 [89].

d

Zhou et al, 2006 [40].

Particularly for the fungicides, which have multiple and often undefined modes of action, different target sites are given in different references. For herbicides and fungicides used as pesticides we use the definition of Tomlin 2002 [29]. For the remaining compounds, the source of the MoA are given as footnotes.