*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : VE6250000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Rapamycin
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 53123-88-9
LAST UPDATED            : 199509
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 7
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C51-H79-N-O13
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 914.31
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
                          Mutagen
                          Natural Product
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Antibiotic AY 22989
   * AY 22989
   * NSC 226080
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 18220 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   NTIS** National Technical Information Service.  (Springfield, VA 22161)
   Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: PB83-228577
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : >2500 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: 28,721,1975
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 597 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: 31,539,1978
 
                 ** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 21 mg/kg/14D-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - renal function tests depressed
   Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - other changes
   Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
REFERENCE :
   TOLED5 Toxicology Letters.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1977-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 58,169,1991
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : DNA damage
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - mouse Leukocyte
DOSE/DURATION           : 60 umol/L
REFERENCE :
   PAACA3 Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research. (Waverly
   Press, 428 E. Preston St., Baltimore, MD 21202)  V.1-    1954-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 24,321,1983
 
TYPE OF TEST            : DNA inhibition
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - mouse Leukocyte
DOSE/DURATION           : 10 umol/L
REFERENCE :
   PAACA3 Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research. (Waverly
   Press, 428 E. Preston St., Baltimore, MD 21202)  V.1-    1954-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 24,321,1983
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation test systems - not otherwise specified
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - mouse Leukocyte
DOSE/DURATION           : 1 mmol/L
REFERENCE :
   PAACA3 Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research. (Waverly
   Press, 428 E. Preston St., Baltimore, MD 21202)  V.1-    1954-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 24,321,1983
 
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