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Anoxon is anorganic compound derived from another chemical in which aphosphorus-sulfur bond in the parent chemical has been replaced by aphosphorus-oxygen bond in the derivative.
Important examples of oxons can be found in the family ofpesticides known asorganophosphates. Some of these chemicals, such aschlorpyrifos,diazinon, andparathion, do not manifest their main toxicity in their original form. Rather, an animal's liver replaces a phosphorus-sulfur bond with a phosphorus-oxygen bond, turning these chemicals into oxons. The oxons then inhibit theacetylcholinesterase, causingacetylcholine to accumulate uncontrollably, wreaking havoc on the animal's nervous system.[1]
