*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : LZ5970000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Glucopyranoside, methyl
                          2-deoxy-2-(3-methyl-3-nitrosoureido)-, alpha-D-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 29847-20-9
LAST UPDATED            : 199410
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C9-H17-N3-O7
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 279.29
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T6OTJ BO1 CMVN1&NO DQ EQ F1Q
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
                          Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * alpha-D-Glucopyranoside, methyl  
   2-deoxy-2-(((methylnitrosoamino)carbonyl)amino)-
   * alpha-D-Methyl 2-deoxy-2-(3-methyl-3-nitrosoureido)glucopyranoside
   * alpha-Methylstreptozotocin
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 1930 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - active as anti-cancer agent
REFERENCE :
   JMCMAR Journal of Medicinal Chemistry.  (American Chemical Soc.,
   Distribution Office Dept. 223, POB POB 57136, West End Stn., Washington, DC
   20037)  V.6-    1963-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 19,918,1976
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 100 umol/L
REFERENCE :
   CBINA8 Chemico-Biological Interactions.  (Elsevier Scientific Pub. Ireland
   Ltd., POB 85, Limerick, Ireland)  V.1-    1969-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   8,395,1974
 
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