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RTECS NUMBER            : TP3325000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Pleomycin
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 1400-95-9
LAST UPDATED            : 198211
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C14-H12-O8
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 308.26
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
                          Natural Product
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 35 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - ataxia
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory depression
REFERENCE :
   ABANAE Antibiotics Annual.  (New York, NY)  1953-60.  For publisher
   information, see AMACCQ.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 2,806,1954/1955
 
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