*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : KH0600000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Etamycin
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 299-20-7
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 0078383
REFERENCE               : 4-27-00-09723 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199706
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 9
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C44-H62-N8-O11
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 879.14
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
                          Natural Product
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Antibiotic F-1370A
   * Antibiotic K-179
   * Neoviridogrisein IV
   * Viridiogrisein
   * Viridogrisein
 
                       *** 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           : >3 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   ABANAE Antibiotics Annual.  (New York, NY)  1953-60.  For publisher
   information, see AMACCQ.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 2,728,1954/1955
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 274 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   ABANAE Antibiotics Annual.  (New York, NY)  1953-60.  For publisher
   information, see AMACCQ.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 2,728,1954/1955
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 125 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: 4(2),141,1980
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 36 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   ABANAE Antibiotics Annual.  (New York, NY)  1953-60.  For publisher
   information, see AMACCQ.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 2,733,1954/1955
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Mammal - dog
DOSE/DURATION           : 1 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   ABANAE Antibiotics Annual.  (New York, NY)  1953-60.  For publisher
   information, see AMACCQ.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 2,733,1954/1955
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : >4 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   ABANAE Antibiotics Annual.  (New York, NY)  1953-60.  For publisher
   information, see AMACCQ.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 2,733,1954/1955
 
                 ** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 28 gm/kg/4W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Related to Chronic Data - death
REFERENCE :
   ABANAE Antibiotics Annual.  (New York, NY)  1953-60.  For publisher
   information, see AMACCQ.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 2,733,1954/1955
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Mammal - dog
DOSE/DURATION           : 7 gm/kg/2W-C
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Blood - changes in other cell count (unspecified)
   Related to Chronic Data - death
REFERENCE :
   ABANAE Antibiotics Annual.  (New York, NY)  1953-60.  For publisher
   information, see AMACCQ.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 2,733,1954/1955
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intramuscular
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Mammal - dog
DOSE/DURATION           : 500 uL/kg/5W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Blood - changes in leukocyte (WBC) count
   Skin and Appendages - corrosive (after topical exposure)
REFERENCE :
   ABANAE Antibiotics Annual.  (New York, NY)  1953-60.  For publisher
   information, see AMACCQ.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 2,733,1954/1955
 
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