Term Name:	amobam
Synonyms:	amobame, Chem-O-Bam, diammonium ethane-1,2-diyldicarbamodithioate, diammonium ethylenebis(dithiocarbamate), diammonium N,N'-1,2-ethanediylbis(carbamodithioate), diammonium N,N'-ethane-1,2-diyldicarbamodithioate, diammonium N-[2-[[sulfanylidene(sulfido)methyl]amino]ethyl]carbamodithioate, diazanium N-[2-(sulfanidylcarbothioylamino)ethyl]carbamodithioate
Definition:	A dithiocarbamate salt resulting from the formal reaction of ethylenebis(dithiocarbamic acid) with 2 mol eq. of ammonia. A water-soluble crystalline solid, it is a fungicide used to protect fruit, vegetable, and field crops against a wide spectrum of fungal diseases. Mixing amobam with zinc sulfate affords the fungicide zineb.
Ontology:	ChEBI [CHEBI:81754]  ( EBI )