*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : YD0160000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Trichothec-9-en-8-one,
                          4-(acetyloxy)-12,13-epoxy-3,7,15-trihydroxy-,
                          (3-alpha,4-beta,7-beta)-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 23255-69-8
OTHER CAS REGISTRY NOS. : 26153-10-6
                          32204-36-7
LAST UPDATED            : 199609
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 36
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C17-H22-O8
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 354.39
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T C665 A AX EV IO FUTJ B1 C1Q DQ F1 KQ LOV1 A-& BT3OX
                          CHJ
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
                          Mutagen
                          Reproductive Effector
                          Natural Product
                          Primary Irritant
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   *   4-Acetyloxy-12,13-epoxy-3,7,15-trihydroxy-(3-alpha,4-beta,7-beta)-tricho
     thec-9-en-8-one
   * 12,13-Epoxy-3-alpha,4-beta,7-beta,15-tetrahydroxytrichothec-9-en-8-one  
   4-acetate
   * Fusarenon
   * Fusarenon X
   * Fusarenone X
   * Nivalenol-4-O-acetate
   * 3,7,15-Trihydroxy-4-acetoxy-8-oxo-12,13-epoxy-delta(sup 9)-trichothecene
   * 3,7,15-Trihydroxyscirp-4-acetoxy-9-en-8-one
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                      ** SKIN/EYE IRRITATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Standard Draize test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE/DURATION           : 354 ng
REACTION SEVERITY       : Mild
REFERENCE :
   FAATDF Fundamental and Applied Toxicology.  (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
   First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1-    1981-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   4,S124,1984
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 4 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - muscle weakness
   Gastrointestinal - hypermotility, diarrhea
   Gastrointestinal - other changes
REFERENCE :
   JJEMAG Japanese Journal of Experimental Medicine.  (Kinokuniya Book-Stores
   of America Co., Ltd., West Bldg., Japan Cultural and Trade Center, 1581
   Webster St., San Francisco, CA 94115) V.7-    1928- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   41,521,1971
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD - Lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : >4 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
REFERENCE :
   34ZHAD "Symposium on Mycotoxins in Human Health," Purchase, I.F.H., London,
   Macmillan, 1971  Volume(issue)/page/year: -,163,1971
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 500 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   DFSCDX Developments in Food Science.  (Elsevier Science Pub. Co., Inc., 52
   Vanderbilt Ave., New York, NY 10017)  V.1-    1978- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   4,135,1983
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 4500 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - food intake (animal)
   Behavioral - fluid intake
   Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - body temperature decrease
REFERENCE :
   JJEMAG Japanese Journal of Experimental Medicine.  (Kinokuniya Book-Stores
   of America Co., Ltd., West Bldg., Japan Cultural and Trade Center, 1581
   Webster St., San Francisco, CA 94115) V.7-    1928- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   41,521,1971
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 3300 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - excitement
   Blood - hemorrhage
   Biochemical - Metabolism (Intermediary) - effect on inflammation or
   mediation of inflammation
REFERENCE :
   PACHAS Pure and Applied Chemistry.  (Pergamon Press Ltd., Headington Hill
   Hall, Oxford OX3 0BW, UK) V.1-    1960-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   49,1737,1977
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 4200 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - food intake (animal)
   Behavioral - fluid intake
   Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - body temperature decrease
REFERENCE :
   JJEMAG Japanese Journal of Experimental Medicine.  (Kinokuniya Book-Stores
   of America Co., Ltd., West Bldg., Japan Cultural and Trade Center, 1581
   Webster St., San Francisco, CA 94115) V.7-    1928- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   41,521,1971
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 3400 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - food intake (animal)
   Behavioral - fluid intake
   Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - body temperature decrease
REFERENCE :
   JJEMAG Japanese Journal of Experimental Medicine.  (Kinokuniya Book-Stores
   of America Co., Ltd., West Bldg., Japan Cultural and Trade Center, 1581
   Webster St., San Francisco, CA 94115) V.7-    1928- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   41,521,1971
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Unreported
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 7 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   JJEMAG Japanese Journal of Experimental Medicine.  (Kinokuniya Book-Stores
   of America Co., Ltd., West Bldg., Japan Cultural and Trade Center, 1581
   Webster St., San Francisco, CA 94115) V.7-    1928- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   50,167,1980
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Mammal - dog
DOSE/DURATION           : 900 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Gastrointestinal - nausea or vomiting
REFERENCE :
   DFSCDX Developments in Food Science.  (Elsevier Science Pub. Co., Inc., 52
   Vanderbilt Ave., New York, NY 10017)  V.1-    1978- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   4,135,1983
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Mammal - cat
DOSE/DURATION           : 1 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Gastrointestinal - nausea or vomiting
   Gastrointestinal - other changes
   Liver - hepatitis (hepatocellular necrosis), diffuse
REFERENCE :
   JJEMAG Japanese Journal of Experimental Medicine.  (Kinokuniya Book-Stores
   of America Co., Ltd., West Bldg., Japan Cultural and Trade Center, 1581
   Webster St., San Francisco, CA 94115) V.7-    1928- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   41,521,1971
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE/DURATION           : 500 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   DFSCDX Developments in Food Science.  (Elsevier Science Pub. Co., Inc., 52
   Vanderbilt Ave., New York, NY 10017)  V.1-    1978- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   4,135,1983
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE/DURATION           : 100 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   DFSCDX Developments in Food Science.  (Elsevier Science Pub. Co., Inc., 52
   Vanderbilt Ave., New York, NY 10017)  V.1-    1978- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   4,135,1983
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Bird - duck
DOSE/DURATION           : 5 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - fluid intake
   Gastrointestinal - nausea or vomiting
   Gastrointestinal - other changes
REFERENCE :
   JJEMAG Japanese Journal of Experimental Medicine.  (Kinokuniya Book-Stores
   of America Co., Ltd., West Bldg., Japan Cultural and Trade Center, 1581
   Webster St., San Francisco, CA 94115) V.7-    1928- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   41,521,1971
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Bird - duck
DOSE/DURATION           : 2 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - fluid intake
   Gastrointestinal - nausea or vomiting
   Gastrointestinal - other changes
REFERENCE :
   JJEMAG Japanese Journal of Experimental Medicine.  (Kinokuniya Book-Stores
   of America Co., Ltd., West Bldg., Japan Cultural and Trade Center, 1581
   Webster St., San Francisco, CA 94115) V.7-    1928- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   41,521,1971
 
                 ** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 22 mg/kg/7D-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Gastrointestinal - hypermotility, diarrhea
   Liver - other changes
   Related to Chronic Data - death
REFERENCE :
   34ZHAD "Symposium on Mycotoxins in Human Health," Purchase, I.F.H., London,
   Macmillan, 1971  Volume(issue)/page/year: -,163,1971
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 20 mg/kg/50W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Liver - other changes
   Blood - changes in bone marrow (not otherwise specified)
   Related to Chronic Data - death
REFERENCE :
   33IUAS "Mycotoxins," Purchase, I.F.H., ed., Amsterdam, Elsevier Science Pub.
   B.V., 1974  Volume(issue)/page/year: -,263,1974
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 8800 ug/kg/22W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Gastrointestinal - other changes
   Liver - other changes
   Blood - changes in bone marrow (not otherwise specified)
REFERENCE :
   33IUAS "Mycotoxins," Purchase, I.F.H., ed., Amsterdam, Elsevier Science Pub.
   B.V., 1974  Volume(issue)/page/year: -,263,1974
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 50 mg/kg/20W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Skin and Appendages - hair
REFERENCE :
   33IUAS "Mycotoxins," Purchase, I.F.H., ed., Amsterdam, Elsevier Science Pub.
   B.V., 1974  Volume(issue)/page/year: -,263,1974
 
                          ** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 146 mg/kg/2Y-C
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
   Endocrine - tumors
   Endocrine - thyroid tumors
REFERENCE :
   JJEMAG Japanese Journal of Experimental Medicine.  (Kinokuniya Book-Stores
   of America Co., Ltd., West Bldg., Japan Cultural and Trade Center, 1581
   Webster St., San Francisco, CA 94115) V.7-    1928- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   50,293,1980
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 22750 ug/kg/1Y-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
   Liver - tumors
   Reproductive - Tumorigenic effects - uterine tumors
REFERENCE :
   MAIKD3 Maikotokishin (Tokyo).  Mycotoxin.  (Maikotokishin Kenkyukai, c/o
   Tokyo Rika Daigaku Yakugakubu, 12 Funagawara-machi, Ichigaya, Shinjuku-ku,
   Tokyo 162, Japan)  No.1-    1975-  Volume(issue)/page/year: (21),38,1985
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TD - Toxic dose (other than lowest)
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 153 mg/kg/1Y-C
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
   Endocrine - tumors
   Endocrine - thyroid tumors
REFERENCE :
   JJEMAG Japanese Journal of Experimental Medicine.  (Kinokuniya Book-Stores
   of America Co., Ltd., West Bldg., Japan Cultural and Trade Center, 1581
   Webster St., San Francisco, CA 94115) V.7-    1928- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   50,293,1980
 
                          ** REPRODUCTIVE DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE                    : 2100 ug/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 1-7 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Fertility - post-implantation mortality (e.g. dead and/or
   resorbed implants per total number of implants)
   Reproductive - Fertility - abortion
   Reproductive - Effects on Embryo or Fetus - fetal death
REFERENCE :
   JJEMAG Japanese Journal of Experimental Medicine.  (Kinokuniya Book-Stores
   of America Co., Ltd., West Bldg., Japan Cultural and Trade Center, 1581
   Webster St., San Francisco, CA 94115) V.7-    1928- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   50,167,1980
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE                    : 2400 ug/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 7-14 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Effects on Embryo or Fetus - fetotoxicity (except death,
   e.g., stunted fetus)
REFERENCE :
   JJEMAG Japanese Journal of Experimental Medicine.  (Kinokuniya Book-Stores
   of America Co., Ltd., West Bldg., Japan Cultural and Trade Center, 1581
   Webster St., San Francisco, CA 94115) V.7-    1928- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   50,167,1980
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE                    : 1 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 10 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Fertility - post-implantation mortality (e.g. dead and/or
   resorbed implants per total number of implants)
   Reproductive - Effects on Embryo or Fetus - fetotoxicity (except death,
   e.g., stunted fetus)
   Reproductive - Effects on Embryo or Fetus - fetal death
REFERENCE :
   JJEMAG Japanese Journal of Experimental Medicine.  (Kinokuniya Book-Stores
   of America Co., Ltd., West Bldg., Japan Cultural and Trade Center, 1581
   Webster St., San Francisco, CA 94115) V.7-    1928- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   50,167,1980
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE                    : 1600 ug/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 6 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Fertility - abortion
REFERENCE :
   JJEMAG Japanese Journal of Experimental Medicine.  (Kinokuniya Book-Stores
   of America Co., Ltd., West Bldg., Japan Cultural and Trade Center, 1581
   Webster St., San Francisco, CA 94115) V.7-    1928- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   50,167,1980
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Yeast - Saccharomyces cerevisiae
DOSE/DURATION           : 250 mg/L
REFERENCE :
   JJEMAG Japanese Journal of Experimental Medicine.  (Kinokuniya Book-Stores
   of America Co., Ltd., West Bldg., Japan Cultural and Trade Center, 1581
   Webster St., San Francisco, CA 94115) V.7-    1928- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   41,521,1971
 
TYPE OF TEST            : DNA damage
TEST SYSTEM             : Human HeLa cell
DOSE/DURATION           : 32 mg/L/1H
REFERENCE :
   JJEMAG Japanese Journal of Experimental Medicine.  (Kinokuniya Book-Stores
   of America Co., Ltd., West Bldg., Japan Cultural and Trade Center, 1581
   Webster St., San Francisco, CA 94115) V.7-    1928- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   42,527,1972

                              *** REVIEWS ***
 
   IARC Cancer Review:Human No Adequate Data
   IMEMDT IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals
   to Man.  (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49 Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210)
   V.1-    1972-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 31,153,1983

   IARC Cancer Review:Animal Inadequate Evidence
   IMEMDT IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals
   to Man.  (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49 Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210)
   V.1-    1972-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 31,153,1983

   IARC Cancer Review:Animal Inadequate Evidence
   IMEMDT IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals
   to Man.  (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49 Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210)
   V.1-    1972-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 56,397,1993

   IARC Cancer Review:Group 3
   IMSUDL IARC Monographs, Supplement.  (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49
   Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210)  No.1-    1979-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   7,56,1987

   TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 26,225,1974

   TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
   NUREA8 Nutrition Reviews.  (Springer-Verlag New York, Inc., Service Center,
   44 Hartz Way, Secaucus, NJ 07094)  V.1-    1942-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   31,169,1973

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Negative: B subtilis rec assay
   
   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Inconclusive: Histidine reversion-Ames test

 
                            *** END OF RECORD ***