*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : XM8410500
CHEMICAL NAME           : 2-Thiopenecarboxylic acid,
                          (1-(5,8-dihydroxy-1,4-dioxo-1,4-dihydro-2-naphthaleny
                          l)-4-methyl- 3-pentenyl) ester
LAST UPDATED            : 199103
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C21-H18-O6-S
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 398.45
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Shikonin thiophene-2-carboxylate
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 6 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   PJPHEO Pakistan Journal of Pharmacology.  (c/o Univ. of Karachi, Faculty of
   Pharmacy, Karachi, 32, Pakistan)  V.1-    1984-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   3(1-2),43,1986
 
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