English to Spanish Science Biology (-tech,-chem,micro-)

Diazinon is metabolized by P450 to diazoxon, the active metabolite. The main degradative
pathway includes the oxidase/hydrolase-mediated cleavage of the ester bond, leading to the
pyrimidinol derivative 2-isopropyl-6-methyl-4(1H)-pyrimidinone, which is further oxidized to more
polar metabolites.