*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : KD4165000
CHEMICAL NAME           : 3,12-Epoxy-12H-pyrano(4,3-j)-1,2-benzodioxepin,
                          decahydro-10-methoxy-3,6,9-trimethyl-,
                          (3-alpha,5a-beta,6-beta,8a-beta,9-alpha,12-beta,12aR)
                          -, (+)-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 71963-77-4
LAST UPDATED            : 199412
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 10
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C16-H26-O5
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 298.42
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T6667/DP 3AAF P AXOO EO GOTJ D1 HO1 I1 M1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Reproductive Effector
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Artemether
   * Artemisininelactol methyl ether
   * Dihydroartemisinin methyl ether
   * Dihydroquinghaosu methyl ether
   * Methyl-dihydroartemisinine
   * SM 224
 
                       *** 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           : 1 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   CYLPDN Zhongguo Yaoli Xuebao.  Acta Pharmacologica Sinica.  Chinese Journal
   of Pharmacology.  (China International Book Trading Corp., POB 2820,
   Beijing, Peop. Rep. China)  V.1-    1980-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   D13,280,1992
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 390 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   CYLPDN Zhongguo Yaoli Xuebao.  Acta Pharmacologica Sinica.  Chinese Journal
   of Pharmacology.  (China International Book Trading Corp., POB 2820,
   Beijing, Peop. Rep. China)  V.1-    1980-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   D13,280,1992
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intramuscular
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 263 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
   Behavioral - food intake (animal)
REFERENCE :
   CYLPDN Zhongguo Yaoli Xuebao.  Acta Pharmacologica Sinica.  Chinese Journal
   of Pharmacology.  (China International Book Trading Corp., POB 2820,
   Beijing, Peop. Rep. China)  V.1-    1980-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   2,138,1981
 
                 ** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intramuscular
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 360 mg/kg/14D-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
REFERENCE :
   CYLPDN Zhongguo Yaoli Xuebao.  Acta Pharmacologica Sinica.  Chinese Journal
   of Pharmacology.  (China International Book Trading Corp., POB 2820,
   Beijing, Peop. Rep. China)  V.1-    1980-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   2,138,1981
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intramuscular
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Mammal - dog
DOSE/DURATION           : 285 mg/kg/15D-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Blood - changes in cell count (unspecified)
   Immunological Including Allergic - decrease in cellular immune response
   Immunological Including Allergic - increased immune response
REFERENCE :
   ZYYZEW Zhongguo Yaolixue Yu Dulixue Zazhi.  (Chinese Pharmacological
   Society, 27 Tai-Ping Road, Beijing 100850, China)  V.1-    1986-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 2,42,1988
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intramuscular
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Mammal - dog
DOSE/DURATION           : 972 mg/kg/91D-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Liver - other changes
   Skin and Appendages - hair
   Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
REFERENCE :
   CYLPDN Zhongguo Yaoli Xuebao.  Acta Pharmacologica Sinica.  Chinese Journal
   of Pharmacology.  (China International Book Trading Corp., POB 2820,
   Beijing, Peop. Rep. China)  V.1-    1980-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   2,138,1981
 
                          ** REPRODUCTIVE DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE                    : 200 mg/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)
REFERENCE :
   CYLPDN Zhongguo Yaoli Xuebao.  Acta Pharmacologica Sinica.  Chinese Journal
   of Pharmacology.  (China International Book Trading Corp., POB 2820,
   Beijing, Peop. Rep. China)  V.1-    1980-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   5,118,1984
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intramuscular
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE                    : 107 mg/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)
REFERENCE :
   CYLPDN Zhongguo Yaoli Xuebao.  Acta Pharmacologica Sinica.  Chinese Journal
   of Pharmacology.  (China International Book Trading Corp., POB 2820,
   Beijing, Peop. Rep. China)  V.1-    1980-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   5,118,1984
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intramuscular
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE                    : 107 mg/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)
REFERENCE :
   CYLPDN Zhongguo Yaoli Xuebao.  Acta Pharmacologica Sinica.  Chinese Journal
   of Pharmacology.  (China International Book Trading Corp., POB 2820,
   Beijing, Peop. Rep. China)  V.1-    1980-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   5,118,1984
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intramuscular
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE                    : 32400 ug/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 7-18 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Fertility - post-implantation mortality (e.g. dead and/or
   resorbed implants per total number of implants)
REFERENCE :
   CYLPDN Zhongguo Yaoli Xuebao.  Acta Pharmacologica Sinica.  Chinese Journal
   of Pharmacology.  (China International Book Trading Corp., POB 2820,
   Beijing, Peop. Rep. China)  V.1-    1980-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   5,118,1984
 
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