*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : VJ8595000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Ristomycin A
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 11021-66-2
OTHER CAS REGISTRY NOS. : 1405-58-9
LAST UPDATED            : 198910
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C95-H110-N8-O44
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 2068.13
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
                          Natural Product
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Ristocetin A
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 767 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: 35,1561,1982
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 1350 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Skin and Appendages - primary irritation (after topical exposure)
REFERENCE :
   85FZAT "Index of Antibiotics from Actinomycetes," Umezawa, H. et al., eds.,
   Tokyo, Univ. of Tokyo Press, 1967  Volume(issue)/page/year: -,568,1967
 
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