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RTECS NUMBER            : ZA3915000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Viomycin,
                          bis((4-(dimethylamino)-1,11-dioxo-3,5,6,10,12,12a-hex
                          ahydroxy-6-methyl-1,4 ,4a,5,5a,
                          6,11,12a-octahydro-2-naphthacenyl)formamido)-,
                          isonicotinate
LAST UPDATED            : 198712
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C67-H86-N16-O24.3C6-H5-N-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 1869.05
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Di-(oxytetracyclinemethyl)-viomicyn isonicotinate
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 167 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   APPFAR Acta Poloniae Pharmaceutica (English Translation).  Translation of
   APPHAX.  (Warsaw, Poland) V.20-29, 1963-72.  Discontinued.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 26,239,1969
 
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