*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : VE2130300
CHEMICAL NAME           : Racemomycin A, hydrochloride
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 6160-33-4
LAST UPDATED            : 198806
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C19-H34-N8-O8.Cl-H
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 539.07
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Antibiotic R 4-A hydrochloride
   * Streptothricin F, monohydrochloride
   * Streptothricin hydrochloride
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 500 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Liver - hepatitis, fibrous (cirrhosis, post-necrotic scarring)
REFERENCE :
   YKKZAJ Yakugaku Zasshi.  Journal of Pharmacy.  (Nippon Yakugakkai, 2-12-15
   Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150, Japan)  No.1-    1881-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 94,176,1974
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 130 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   JANTAJ Journal of Antibiotics.  (Japan Antibiotics Research Assoc., 2-20-8
   Kamiosaki, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, 141, Japan)  V.2-5, 1948-52;  V.21- 1968-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 27,535,1974
 
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