*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : YX9820500
CHEMICAL NAME           : Verrucarin A,
                          3'-(acetyloxy)-7'-deoxo-2'-deoxy-4'-hydroxy-7'-(1-hyd
                          roxyethyl)-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 93633-91-1
LAST UPDATED            : 198611
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C31-H42-O11
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 590.73
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Natural Product
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Miotoxin C
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 50 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
   Behavioral - muscle contraction or spasticity
REFERENCE :
   TOXIA6 Toxicon.  (Pergamon Press Ltd., Headington Hill Hall, Oxford OX3 OBW,
   UK)  V.1-    1962-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 23,731,1985
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 18 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
   Behavioral - muscle contraction or spasticity
REFERENCE :
   TOXIA6 Toxicon.  (Pergamon Press Ltd., Headington Hill Hall, Oxford OX3 OBW,
   UK)  V.1-    1962-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 23,731,1985
 
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