*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : GE5075000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Circulin
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 9008-54-2
LAST UPDATED            : 199606
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 7
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C56-H96-N12-O13
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 1145.64
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Polypeptin
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 20 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   JCINAO Journal of Clinical Investigation.  (Rockefeller Univ. Press, 1230
   York Ave., New York, NY 10021)  V.1-    1924-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   28,1032,1949
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intramuscular
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 23 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   JCINAO Journal of Clinical Investigation.  (Rockefeller Univ. Press, 1230
   York Ave., New York, NY 10021)  V.1-    1924-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   28,1032,1949
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 12 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Blood - other hemolysis with or without anemia
REFERENCE :
   JOBAAY Journal of Bacteriology.  (American Soc. for Microbiology, 1913 I
   St., NW, Washington, DC 20006)  V.1-    1916-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   56,749,1948
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 77 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   JCINAO Journal of Clinical Investigation.  (Rockefeller Univ. Press, 1230
   York Ave., New York, NY 10021)  V.1-    1924-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   28,1032,1949
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 10 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   JCINAO Journal of Clinical Investigation.  (Rockefeller Univ. Press, 1230
   York Ave., New York, NY 10021)  V.1-    1924-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   28,1032,1949
 
                 ** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intramuscular
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 140 mg/kg/7D-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Skin and Appendages - dermatitis, other (after systemic exposure)
   Related to Chronic Data - death
REFERENCE :
   JCINAO Journal of Clinical Investigation.  (Rockefeller Univ. Press, 1230
   York Ave., New York, NY 10021)  V.1-    1924-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   28,1032,1949
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 462 mg/kg/2W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Related to Chronic Data - death
REFERENCE :
   JCINAO Journal of Clinical Investigation.  (Rockefeller Univ. Press, 1230
   York Ave., New York, NY 10021)  V.1-    1924-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   28,1032,1949
 
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