*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : KD1922000
CHEMICAL NAME           : 2,7-(Epoxypentadeca(1,11,13)trienimino)naphtho(2,1-b)
                          furan-1,11(2H)-dione,
                          5,6,9,17,19,21-hexahydroxy-23-methoxy-2,4,12,16,18,20
                          ,22-heptamethyl-, 21-acetate
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 6998-60-3
LAST UPDATED            : 199509
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 11
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C37-H47-N-O12
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 697.85
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T C6 B65-24- A D E 2BC G& AV LO NO F&VM OU B&U D&U
                          MH&&&TJ DQ GQ IQ J1 M1 QO1 R1 SOV1 T1 UQ V
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
                          Reproductive Effector
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Rifamicine SV
   * Rifamycin
   * Rifamycin SV
   * Rifocin
   * Rifocyn
   * Rifomycin SV
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 2120 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   JJANAX Japanese Journal of Antibiotics.  (Japan Antibiotics Research Assoc.,
   2-20-8 Kamiosaki, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141, Japan)  V.21-    1968-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 23,242,1970
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 625 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   EXPEAM Experientia.  (Birkhaeuser Verlag, POB 133, CH-4010 Basel,
   Switzerland)  V.1-    1945-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 16,412,1960
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 450 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   AACHAX Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (1961-70).  (Ann Arbor, MI)
   1961-70.  For publisher information, see AMACCQ.  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   -,359,1966
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intracerebral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 5800 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
REFERENCE :
   JAJBAD Journal of Antibiotics, Series B.  (Tokyo, Japan)  V.6-20, 1953-67.
   For publisher information, see JJANAX.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 16,312,1963
 
                          ** REPRODUCTIVE DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE                    : 700 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 7-13 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - musculoskeletal system
REFERENCE :
   GNRIDX Gendai no Rinsho.  (Tokyo, Japan)  V.1-10, 1967-76(?).
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 4,321,1970
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE                    : 500 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 2 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Effects on Embryo or Fetus - fetotoxicity (except death,
   e.g., stunted fetus)
REFERENCE :
   ARZNAD Arzneimittel-Forschung. Drug Research.  (Editio Cantor Verlag,
   Postfach 1255, W-7960 Aulendorf, Fed. Rep. Ger.)  V.1-    1951-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 36,219,1986
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE                    : 900 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 8-16 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Effects on Embryo or Fetus - fetotoxicity (except death,
   e.g., stunted fetus)
   Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - musculoskeletal system
   Reproductive - Effects on Newborn - growth statistics (e.g.%, reduced weight
   gain)
REFERENCE :
   GNRIDX Gendai no Rinsho.  (Tokyo, Japan)  V.1-10, 1967-76(?).
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 4,328,1970
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE                    : 1800 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 8-16 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Fertility - post-implantation mortality (e.g. dead and/or
   resorbed implants per total number of implants)
REFERENCE :
   GNRIDX Gendai no Rinsho.  (Tokyo, Japan)  V.1-10, 1967-76(?).
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 4,328,1970
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Phage inhibition capacity
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Escherichia coli
DOSE/DURATION           : 100 ng/plate
REFERENCE :
   CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
   Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106)  V.1-    1941-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   43,2819,1983
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Cytogenetic analysis
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - mouse Mammary gland
DOSE/DURATION           : 6300 nmol/L/24H (Continuous)
REFERENCE :
   JTSCDR Journal of Toxicological Sciences.  (Japanese Soc. of Toxicological
   Sciences, 4th Floor, Gakkai Center Bldg., 4-16, Yayoi 2-chome, Bunkyo-ku,
   Tokyo 113, Japan)  V.1-    1976-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 5,141,1980

                              *** REVIEWS ***
 
   TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
   ARZNAD Arzneimittel-Forschung. Drug Research.  (Editio Cantor Verlag,
   Postfach 1255, W-7960 Aulendorf, Fed. Rep. Ger.)  V.1-    1951-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 15,951,1965

 
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