*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : FZ2280000
CHEMICAL NAME           : 5-beta-Cholan-24-oic acid, 3-alpha-hydroxy-,
                          monosodium salt
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 13284-86-1
LAST UPDATED            : 198910
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C24-H39-O3.Na
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 398.62
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
                          Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Cholan-24-oic acid, 3-hydroxy-, monosodium salt, (3-alpha,5-beta)-
   * Sodium lithocholate
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                          ** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Rectal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 115 gm/kg/48W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - neoplastic by RTECS criteria
   Gastrointestinal - colon tumors
REFERENCE :
   CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
   Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106)  V.1-    1941-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   39,1521,1979
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Unscheduled DNA synthesis
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 568 mg/kg
REFERENCE :
   GASTAB Gastroenterology.  (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E. First St., Duluth, MN
   55802)  V.1-    1943-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 74,188,1978
 
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