*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : AR9244000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Acridine,
                          9-((3-(dimethylamino)propyl)amino)-1-nitro-,
                          dihydrochloride
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 6514-85-8
LAST UPDATED            : 199506
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 11
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C18-H20-N4-O2.2Cl-H
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 397.34
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T C666 BNJ GNW IM3N1&1 &GH 2
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
                          Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * C 283
   * Ledakrin
   * Nitracrine dihydrochloride
   * 1-Nitro-9-(3-dimethylaminopropylamino)-acridine dihydrochloride
   * NSC 247561
   * 1,3-Propanediamine, N,N-dimethyl-N'-(1-nitro-9-acridinyl)-,  
   dihydrochloride
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 25750 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Gastrointestinal - hypermotility, diarrhea
   Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
REFERENCE :
   AITEAT Archivum Immunologiae et Therapiae Experimentalis. (Ars Polona, POB
   1001, 00-068 Warsaw 1, Poland)  V.10-    1962-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   20,399,1972
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 725 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Gastrointestinal - other changes
REFERENCE :
   AITEAT Archivum Immunologiae et Therapiae Experimentalis. (Ars Polona, POB
   1001, 00-068 Warsaw 1, Poland)  V.10-    1962-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   20,399,1972
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 34050 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Gastrointestinal - hypermotility, diarrhea
   Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
REFERENCE :
   AITEAT Archivum Immunologiae et Therapiae Experimentalis. (Ars Polona, POB
   1001, 00-068 Warsaw 1, Poland)  V.10-    1962-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   20,399,1972
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 1 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   PJPPAA Polish Journal of Pharmacology and Pharmacy.  (ARS Polona, POB 1001,
   00-068 Warsaw 1, Poland) V.25-    1973-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   31,661,1979
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 1010 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Gastrointestinal - other changes
REFERENCE :
   AITEAT Archivum Immunologiae et Therapiae Experimentalis. (Ars Polona, POB
   1001, 00-068 Warsaw 1, Poland)  V.10-    1962-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   20,399,1972
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Bird - pigeon
DOSE/DURATION           : 1010 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Gastrointestinal - nausea or vomiting
REFERENCE :
   AITEAT Archivum Immunologiae et Therapiae Experimentalis. (Ars Polona, POB
   1001, 00-068 Warsaw 1, Poland)  V.10-    1962-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   28,777,1980
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 2500 pg/plate
REFERENCE :
   PJPPAA Polish Journal of Pharmacology and Pharmacy.  (ARS Polona, POB 1001,
   00-068 Warsaw 1, Poland) V.25-    1973-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   31,661,1979
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Phage inhibition capacity
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Escherichia coli
DOSE/DURATION           : 600 ng/plate
REFERENCE :
   PJPPAA Polish Journal of Pharmacology and Pharmacy.  (ARS Polona, POB 1001,
   00-068 Warsaw 1, Poland) V.25-    1973-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   31,661,1979
 
TYPE OF TEST            : DNA damage
TEST SYSTEM             : Human HeLa cell
DOSE/DURATION           : 130 nmol/L
REFERENCE :
   CBINA8 Chemico-Biological Interactions.  (Elsevier Scientific Pub. Ireland
   Ltd., POB 85, Limerick, Ireland)  V.1-    1969-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   49,311,1984
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Unscheduled DNA synthesis
TEST SYSTEM             : Human HeLa cell
DOSE/DURATION           : 250 nmol/L
REFERENCE :
   CBINA8 Chemico-Biological Interactions.  (Elsevier Scientific Pub. Ireland
   Ltd., POB 85, Limerick, Ireland)  V.1-    1969-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   49,311,1984
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Host-mediated assay
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - mouse Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 500 ug/kg
REFERENCE :
   PJPPAA Polish Journal of Pharmacology and Pharmacy.  (ARS Polona, POB 1001,
   00-068 Warsaw 1, Poland) V.25-    1973-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   31,661,1979
 
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