*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***
RTECS NUMBER : HA3870000
CHEMICAL NAME : Cytidine, 2',3'-dideoxy-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 7481-89-2
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 0654956
REFERENCE : 5-25-14-00313 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED : 9
MOLECULAR FORMULA : C9-H13-N3-O3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 211.25
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Tumorigen
Drug
Mutagen
Reproductive Effector
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* Dideoxycytidine
* 2',3'-Dideoxycytidine
*** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 188 gm/kg/94D-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Blood - changes in bone marrow (not otherwise specified)
Blood - changes in erythrocyte (RBC) count
Blood - changes in leukocyte (WBC) count
REFERENCE :
FAATDF Fundamental and Applied Toxicology. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1981- Volume(issue)/page/year:
17,159,1991
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 94 gm/kg/94D-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Blood - other changes
Blood - changes in other cell count (unspecified)
Blood - changes in erythrocyte (RBC) count
REFERENCE :
FAATDF Fundamental and Applied Toxicology. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1981- Volume(issue)/page/year:
17,159,1991
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 14500 mg/kg/29D-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Blood - other changes
Blood - changes in other cell count (unspecified)
Blood - changes in erythrocyte (RBC) count
REFERENCE :
FAATDF Fundamental and Applied Toxicology. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1981- Volume(issue)/page/year:
17,159,1991
** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 91 mg/kg/13W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Tumorigenic - neoplastic by RTECS criteria
Endocrine - tumors
REFERENCE :
FAATDF Fundamental and Applied Toxicology. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1981- Volume(issue)/page/year:
27,263,1995
** REPRODUCTIVE DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE : 10 gm/kg
SEX/DURATION : female 6-15 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Effects on Embryo or Fetus - fetotoxicity (except death,
e.g., stunted fetus)
Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - craniofacial
(including nose and tongue)
Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - musculoskeletal system
REFERENCE :
TJADAB Teratology, The International Journal of Abnormal Development. (Alan
R. Liss, Inc., 41 E. 11th St., New York, NY 10003) V.1- 1968-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 42,131,1990
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE : 20 gm/kg
SEX/DURATION : female 6-15 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Fertility - post-implantation mortality (e.g. dead and/or
resorbed implants per total number of implants)
Reproductive - Effects on Embryo or Fetus - fetal death
REFERENCE :
TJADAB Teratology, The International Journal of Abnormal Development. (Alan
R. Liss, Inc., 41 E. 11th St., New York, NY 10003) V.1- 1968-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 42,131,1990
** MUTATION DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : DNA inhibition
TEST SYSTEM : Human Lymphocyte
DOSE/DURATION : 200 nmol/L
REFERENCE :
MOPMA3 Molecular Pharmacology. (Williams & Wilkins Co., 428 E. Preston St.,
Baltimore, MD 21202) V.1- 1965- Volume(issue)/page/year: 39,625,1991
TYPE OF TEST : Cytogenetic analysis
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 600 mg/kg/3D (Continuous)
REFERENCE :
EMMUEG Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis. (Alan R. Liss, Inc., 41 E.
11th St., New York, NY 10003) V.10- 1987- Volume(issue)/page/year:
18,168,1991
*** STATUS IN U.S. ***
NTP Carcinogenesis studies; test completed (peer review), October 1997
*** END OF RECORD ***