*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : JN8726000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Distamycin B
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 62851-60-9
LAST UPDATED            : 198211
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C37-H62-N-O19
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 825.00
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
                          Natural Product
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Unreported
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 500 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   85GDA2 "CRC Handbook of Antibiotic Compounds," Vols.1- ,  Berdy, J., Boca
   Raton, FL, CRC Press, 1980-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 2,270,1980
 
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