*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : DE1590000
CHEMICAL NAME           : 2-Benzimidazolinebutryric acid,
                          1-methyl-5-bis(2-chloroethyl)amino-, hydrochloride
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 3543-75-7
LAST UPDATED            : 199509
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 8
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C16-H21-Cl2-N3-O2.Cl-H
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 394.76
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T56 BN DNJ B1 C3VQ GN2G2G &GH
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
                          Drug
                          Reproductive Effector
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Bendamustin hydrochloride
   * Cytostasan
   * IMET 3393
   *   gamma(1-Methyl-5-bis(beta-chloraethyl)aminobenzimidazoyl-2)buttersaeureh
     ydrochlorid
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 200 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Blood - changes in spleen
REFERENCE :
   ATSUDG Archives of Toxicology, Supplement.  (Springer-Verlag New York, Inc.,
   Service Center, 44 Hartz Way, Secaucus, NJ 07094)  No.1-    1978-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 8,504,1985
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 40 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Blood - changes in spleen
REFERENCE :
   ATSUDG Archives of Toxicology, Supplement.  (Springer-Verlag New York, Inc.,
   Service Center, 44 Hartz Way, Secaucus, NJ 07094)  No.1-    1978-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 8,504,1985
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 250 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   ARGEAR Archiv fuer Geschwulstforschung.  (VEB Verlag Volk und Gesundheit
   Neue Gruenstr. 18, Berlin DDR-1020, Ger. Dem. Rep.)  V.1-    1949-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 43,16,1974
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 71 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   ABMGAJ Acta Biologica et Medica Germanica.  (Berlin, Ger. Dem. Rep.) V.1-41,
   1958-82.  For publisher information, see BBIADT. Volume(issue)/page/year:
   19,543,1967
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 80 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Blood - changes in spleen
REFERENCE :
   ATSUDG Archives of Toxicology, Supplement.  (Springer-Verlag New York, Inc.,
   Service Center, 44 Hartz Way, Secaucus, NJ 07094)  No.1-    1978-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 8,504,1985
 
                          ** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 250 mg/kg/4D-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - Carcinogenic by RTECS criteria
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - tumors
   Skin and Appendages - tumors
REFERENCE :
   ARGEAR Archiv fuer Geschwulstforschung.  (VEB Verlag Volk und Gesundheit
   Neue Gruenstr. 18, Berlin DDR-1020, Ger. Dem. Rep.)  V.1-    1949-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 43,16,1974
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 50 mg/kg/4D-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - Carcinogenic by RTECS criteria
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - tumors
REFERENCE :
   ARGEAR Archiv fuer Geschwulstforschung.  (VEB Verlag Volk und Gesundheit
   Neue Gruenstr. 18, Berlin DDR-1020, Ger. Dem. Rep.)  V.1-    1949-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 43,16,1974
 
                          ** REPRODUCTIVE DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE                    : 70 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 11 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Fertility - post-implantation mortality (e.g. dead and/or
   resorbed implants per total number of implants)
   Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - musculoskeletal system
   Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - other developmental
   abnormalities
REFERENCE :
   ZPPLBF Zentralblatt fuer Pharmazie, Pharmakotherapie und
   Laboratoriums-diagnostik.  (VEB Verlag Volk und Gesundheit, Neue Gruenstr.
   18, 102 Berlin, Ger. Dem. Rep.)  V.109-    1970-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   110,1067,1971
 
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