*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : OP2975000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Mannitol, 1,6-dimethanesulfonate, D-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 1187-00-4
LAST UPDATED            : 199707
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 12
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C8-H18-O10-S2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 338.38
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : WS1&O1YQYQYQYQ1OSW1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
                          Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Bis(methanesulfonyl)-D-mannitol
   * 1,6-Bis-0-methylsulfonyl-D-mannitol
   * Busulfan mannitol
   * CB 2511
   * 1,6-Dimesyl-D-mannitol
   * 1,6-Dimethanesulfonate-D-mannitol
   * 1,6-Dimethane-sulfonoxy-D-mannitol
   * 1,6-Dimethanesulphonoxy-1,6-dideoxy-D-mannitol
   * Mannit-myleran
   * D-Mannitol busulfan
   * D-Mannitol busulphan
   * D-Mannitol, 1,6-dimethanesulphonoxy-1,6-dideoxy-
   * Mannitol myleran
   * Mannogranol
   * NSC-37538
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 2 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Blood - normocytic anemia
   Blood - thrombocytopenia
REFERENCE :
   EJCAAH European Journal of Cancer.  (Oxford, UK)  V.1-17(6), 1965-1981. For
   publisher information, see EJCODS.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 4,617,1968
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 6 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - protects against induction of experimental tumors
REFERENCE :
   ARZNAD Arzneimittel-Forschung. Drug Research.  (Editio Cantor Verlag,
   Postfach 1255, W-7960 Aulendorf, Fed. Rep. Ger.)  V.1-    1951-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 17,145,1967
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 2500 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - protects against induction of experimental tumors
REFERENCE :
   ARZNAD Arzneimittel-Forschung. Drug Research.  (Editio Cantor Verlag,
   Postfach 1255, W-7960 Aulendorf, Fed. Rep. Ger.)  V.1-    1951-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 17,145,1967
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Mammal - dog
DOSE/DURATION           : 135 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Blood - leukopenia
   Blood - agranulocytosis
   Blood - other changes
REFERENCE :
   CCSUBJ Cancer Chemotherapy Reports, Part 2.  (Washington, DC)  V.1-5,
   1964-75.  For publisher information, see CTRRDO.  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   2,203,1965
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Primate - monkey
DOSE/DURATION           : 135 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Blood - leukopenia
   Blood - agranulocytosis
   Blood - other changes
REFERENCE :
   CCSUBJ Cancer Chemotherapy Reports, Part 2.  (Washington, DC)  V.1-5,
   1964-75.  For publisher information, see CTRRDO.  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   2,203,1965
 
                          ** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 1000 mg/kg/4W
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - neoplastic by RTECS criteria
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - tumors
REFERENCE :
   JNCIAM Journal of the National Cancer Institute.  (Washington, DC)  V.1-60,
   1940-78.  For publisher information, see JJIND8.  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   36,915,1966
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Specific locus test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Parenteral
TEST SYSTEM             : Insect - Drosophila melanogaster
DOSE/DURATION           : 80400 umol/L
REFERENCE :
   CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
   Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106)  V.1-    1941-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   30,195,1970
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Cytogenetic analysis
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Parenteral
TEST SYSTEM             : Insect - Drosophila melanogaster
DOSE/DURATION           : 80 mmol/L
REFERENCE :
   GENTAE Genetics.  (Genetics Business Office, POB 64025, Baltimore, MD 21264)
    V.1-    1916-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 46,447,1961
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Sex chromosome loss and nondisjunction
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Unreported
TEST SYSTEM             : Insect - Drosophila melanogaster
DOSE/DURATION           : 160 mmol/L
REFERENCE :
   ANYAA9 Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences.  (New York Academy of
   Sciences, 2 E. 63rd St., New York, NY 10021)  V.1-    1877-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 160,228,1969
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Sex chromosome loss and nondisjunction
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Parenteral
TEST SYSTEM             : Insect - Drosophila melanogaster
DOSE/DURATION           : 40 mmol/L
REFERENCE :
   GENTAE Genetics.  (Genetics Business Office, POB 64025, Baltimore, MD 21264)
    V.1-    1916-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 46,447,1961
 
TYPE OF TEST            : DNA inhibition
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - rabbit Bone marrow
DOSE/DURATION           : 1700 umol/L
REFERENCE :
   BCPCA6 Biochemical Pharmacology.  (Pergamon Press Inc., Maxwell House,
   Fairview Park, Elmsford, NY 10523)  V.1-    1958-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   25,1705,1976

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Positive: D melanogaster Sex-linked lethal

 
                            *** END OF RECORD ***