*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***
RTECS NUMBER : DU2995000
CHEMICAL NAME : (delta(sup 2,3')-Biindoline)-2',3-dione
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 479-41-4
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 0088279
REFERENCE : 5-24-08-00507 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA : C16-H10-N2-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 262.28
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* C.I. 73200
* Couroupitine B
* Indigopurpurin
* Indigo Red
* Indirubin
* 2H-Indol-2-one, 3-(1,3-dihydro-3-oxo-2H-indol-2-ylidene)-1,3-dihydro-
*** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 10 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
CTYAD8 Zhongcaoyao. Chinese Traditional and Herbal Medicine. (China
International Book Trading Corp., POB 2820, Beijing, Peop. Rep. China) V.11-
1980- Volume(issue)/page/year: 13,24,1982
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 1100 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
DRFUD4 Drugs of the Future. (J.R. Prous, S.A., Apartado de Correos 540,
08080 Barcelona, Spain) V.1- 1975/76- Volume(issue)/page/year:
9,266,1984
** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Mammal - dog
DOSE/DURATION : 36400 mg/kg/26W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Gastrointestinal - hypermotility, diarrhea
Blood - changes in serum composition (e.g. TP, bilirubin, cholesterol)
Related to Chronic Data - death
REFERENCE :
CTYAD8 Zhongcaoyao. Chinese Traditional and Herbal Medicine. (China
International Book Trading Corp., POB 2820, Beijing, Peop. Rep. China) V.11-
1980- Volume(issue)/page/year: 12,75,1981
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