*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***
RTECS NUMBER : XA3080000
CHEMICAL NAME : Testosterone, heptanoate
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 315-37-7
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 3170544
REFERENCE : 4-08-00-00979 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED : 199807
DATA ITEMS CITED : 27
MOLECULAR FORMULA : C26-H40-O3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 400.66
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : L E5 B666 OV MUTJ A E FOV6
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Tumorigen
Drug
Mutagen
Reproductive Effector
Human
Hormone
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* Atlatest
* Androst-4-en-3-one, 17-((1-oxoheptyl)oxy)-, (17-beta)-
* Androtardyl
* Delatestryl
* Heptanoic acid, ester with testosterone
* Reposo TMD
* Malogen L.A.200
* NSC-17591
* Testenate
* Testosterone enanthate
* Testosterone 17-enanthate
* Testosterone heptylate
* Testosterone oenanthate
*** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intramuscular
SPECIES OBSERVED : Human - man
DOSE/DURATION : 7519 mg/kg/5W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
REFERENCE :
NEJMAG New England Journal of Medicine. (Massachusetts Medical Soc., 10
Shattuck St., Boston, MA 02115) V.198- 1928- Volume(issue)/page/year:
308,508,1983
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : >1 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
NIIRDN Drugs in Japan (Ethical Drugs). (Yakugyo Jiho Co., Ltd., Tokyo,
Japan) Volume(issue)/page/year: -,805,1995
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 755 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
NIIRDN Drugs in Japan (Ethical Drugs). (Yakugyo Jiho Co., Ltd., Tokyo,
Japan) Volume(issue)/page/year: -,805,1995
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : >5 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
NIIRDN Drugs in Japan (Ethical Drugs). (Yakugyo Jiho Co., Ltd., Tokyo,
Japan) Volume(issue)/page/year: -,805,1995
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : >3 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
NIIRDN Drugs in Japan (Ethical Drugs). (Yakugyo Jiho Co., Ltd., Tokyo,
Japan) Volume(issue)/page/year: -,805,1995
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 1770 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
NIIRDN Drugs in Japan (Ethical Drugs). (Yakugyo Jiho Co., Ltd., Tokyo,
Japan) Volume(issue)/page/year: -,805,1995
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : >5 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
NIIRDN Drugs in Japan (Ethical Drugs). (Yakugyo Jiho Co., Ltd., Tokyo,
Japan) Volume(issue)/page/year: -,805,1995
** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intramuscular
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : 409 mg/kg/2Y-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
Reproductive - Tumorigenic effects - other reproductive system tumors
REFERENCE :
CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106) V.1- 1941- Volume(issue)/page/year:
26,474,1966
** REPRODUCTIVE DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Human - man
DOSE : 34 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION : male 52 week(s) pre-mating
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Paternal Effects - spermatogenesis (incl. genetic material,
sperm morphology, motility, and count)
Reproductive - Paternal Effects - other effects on male
Endocrine - androgenic
REFERENCE :
CCPTAY Contraception. (Geron-X, Inc., POB 1108, Los Altos, CA 94022) V.1-
1970- Volume(issue)/page/year: 21,631,1980
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intramuscular
SPECIES OBSERVED : Human - man
DOSE : 46 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION : male 16 week(s) pre-mating
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Paternal Effects - spermatogenesis (incl. genetic material,
sperm morphology, motility, and count)
REFERENCE :
JSTBBK Journal of Steroid Biochemistry. (Pergamon Press Ltd., Headington
Hill Hall, Oxford OX3 0BW, UK) V.1- 1969- Volume(issue)/page/year:
11,663,1979
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intramuscular
SPECIES OBSERVED : Human - man
DOSE : 78571 ug/kg
SEX/DURATION : male 22 day(s) pre-mating
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Paternal Effects - spermatogenesis (incl. genetic material,
sperm morphology, motility, and count)
Reproductive - Paternal Effects - other effects on male
REFERENCE :
ACENA7 Acta Endocrinologica (Copenhagen). (Periodica, Skolegade 12 E,
DK-2500 Valby, Denmark) V.1- 1948- Volume(issue)/page/year: 78,373,1975
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intramuscular
SPECIES OBSERVED : Human - man
DOSE : 20 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION : male 8 week(s) pre-mating
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Paternal Effects - spermatogenesis (incl. genetic material,
sperm morphology, motility, and count)
Reproductive - Paternal Effects - other effects on male
REFERENCE :
FESTAS Fertility and Sterility. (American Fertility Soc., 608 13th Ave. S,
Birmingham, AL 35282) V.1- 1950- Volume(issue)/page/year: 28,1320,1977
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intramuscular
SPECIES OBSERVED : Human - man
DOSE : 14286 ug/kg
SEX/DURATION : male 4 day(s) pre-mating
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Paternal Effects - spermatogenesis (incl. genetic material,
sperm morphology, motility, and count)
REFERENCE :
CCPTAY Contraception. (Geron-X, Inc., POB 1108, Los Altos, CA 94022) V.1-
1970- Volume(issue)/page/year: 10,281,1974
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intramuscular
SPECIES OBSERVED : Human - man
DOSE : 22857 ug/kg
SEX/DURATION : male 8 day(s) pre-mating
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Paternal Effects - spermatogenesis (incl. genetic material,
sperm morphology, motility, and count)
REFERENCE :
CCPTAY Contraception. (Geron-X, Inc., POB 1108, Los Altos, CA 94022) V.1-
1970- Volume(issue)/page/year: 16,261,1977
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Parenteral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Human - man
DOSE : 45700 ug/kg
SEX/DURATION : male 16 day(s) pre-mating
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Paternal Effects - spermatogenesis (incl. genetic material,
sperm morphology, motility, and count)
Reproductive - Paternal Effects - other effects on male
REFERENCE :
CLREAS Clinical Research. (Slack Inc., 6900 Grove Rd., Thorofare, NJ 08086)
V.6- 1958- Volume(issue)/page/year: 25,149A,1977
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Unreported
SPECIES OBSERVED : Human - man
DOSE : 17 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION : female 6 day(s) pre-mating
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Paternal Effects - spermatogenesis (incl. genetic material,
sperm morphology, motility, and count)
REFERENCE :
FESTAS Fertility and Sterility. (American Fertility Soc., 608 13th Ave. S,
Birmingham, AL 35282) V.1- 1950- Volume(issue)/page/year: 28,290,1977
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE : 300 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION : female 15-20 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Effects on Embryo or Fetus - fetotoxicity (except death,
e.g., stunted fetus)
REFERENCE :
ANENAG Annales d'Endocrinologie. (Masson Editeur, 120 Blvd. Saint-Germain,
F-25280 Paris Cedex 06, France) V.1- 1939- Volume(issue)/page/year:
17,118,1956
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE : 36 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION : male 10 day(s) pre-mating
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Paternal Effects - prostate, seminal vesicle, Cowper's gland,
accessory glands
REFERENCE :
ANENAG Annales d'Endocrinologie. (Masson Editeur, 120 Blvd. Saint-Germain,
F-25280 Paris Cedex 06, France) V.1- 1939- Volume(issue)/page/year:
17,118,1956
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE : 72 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION : male 10 week(s) pre-mating
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Paternal Effects - testes, epididymis, sperm duct
REFERENCE :
CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106) V.1- 1941- Volume(issue)/page/year:
46,1909,1986
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intramuscular
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE : 630 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION : male 21 day(s) pre-mating
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Paternal Effects - testes, epididymis, sperm duct
REFERENCE :
ARTODN Archives of Toxicology. (Springer-Verlag, Heidelberger Pl. 3, D-1000
Berlin 33, Fed. Rep. Ger.) V.32- 1974- Volume(issue)/page/year:
67,131,1993
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE : 76800 ug/kg
SEX/DURATION : male 8 week(s) pre-mating
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Paternal Effects - spermatogenesis (incl. genetic material,
sperm morphology, motility, and count)
Reproductive - Paternal Effects - testes, epididymis, sperm duct
Reproductive - Paternal Effects - other effects on male
REFERENCE :
JRPFA4 Journal of Reproduction and Fertility. (Biochemical Soc. Book Depot,
POB 32, Commerce Way, Colchester, Essex CO2 8HP, UK) V.1- 1960-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 78,219,1986
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE : 154 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION : male 12 week(s) pre-mating
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Paternal Effects - prostate, seminal vesicle, Cowper's gland,
accessory glands
REFERENCE :
JRPFA4 Journal of Reproduction and Fertility. (Biochemical Soc. Book Depot,
POB 32, Commerce Way, Colchester, Essex CO2 8HP, UK) V.1- 1960-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 78,219,1986
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE : 3 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION : female 1 day(s) pre-mating
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Fertility - other measures of fertility
REFERENCE :
CCPTAY Contraception. (Geron-X, Inc., POB 1108, Los Altos, CA 94022) V.1-
1970- Volume(issue)/page/year: 24,107,1981
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intramuscular
SPECIES OBSERVED : Mammal - domestic
DOSE : 35455 ug/kg
SEX/DURATION : female 4-14 week(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Effects on Embryo or Fetus - fetal death
Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - urogenital system
REFERENCE :
THGNBO Theriogenology. (Geron-X, Inc., P.O. Box 1108, Los Altos, CA 94022)
V.1- 1974- Volume(issue)/page/year: 6,21,1976
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intramuscular
SPECIES OBSERVED : Mammal - domestic
DOSE : 1500 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION : female 11-21 week(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Effects on Newborn - live birth index (measured after birth)
Reproductive - Effects on Newborn - growth statistics (e.g.%, reduced weight
gain)
REFERENCE :
METAAJ Metabolism, Clinical and Experimental. (Grune & Stratton, Inc.,
Journal Subscriptions Dept., POB 6280, Duluth, MN 55806) V.1- 1952-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 27,253,1978
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intravaginal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Mammal - domestic
DOSE : 35455 ug/kg
SEX/DURATION : female 4-14 week(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Effects on Embryo or Fetus - fetal death
Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - urogenital system
REFERENCE :
THGNBO Theriogenology. (Geron-X, Inc., P.O. Box 1108, Los Altos, CA 94022)
V.1- 1974- Volume(issue)/page/year: 6,21,1976
*** STATUS IN U.S. ***
EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Positive: Carcinogenicity-mouse/rat; Sperm
morphology-human
*** END OF RECORD ***