*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : NI4801500
CHEMICAL NAME           : 1H-Imidazole,
                          1-(2,3-dideoxy-alpha-D-erythro-hex-2-enopyranosyl)-2-
                          nitro-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 82205-95-6
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 5759589
LAST UPDATED            : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C9-H11-N3-O5
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 241.23
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 1-(2,3-Dideoxy-alpha-D-erythro-hex-2-enopyranosyl)-2-nitro-1H-imidazole
   * RA 263
 
                       *** 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           : 3300 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - altered sleep time (including change in righting reflex)
   Behavioral - tremor
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
REFERENCE :
   RAREAE Radiation Research.  (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E. First St., Duluth,
   MN 55802)  V.1-    1954-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 105,227,1986
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Escherichia coli
DOSE/DURATION           : 50 umol/L
REFERENCE :
   RAREAE Radiation Research.  (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E. First St., Duluth,
   MN 55802)  V.1-    1954-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 105,227,1986
 
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