*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : QA6130000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Moniliformin
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 31876-38-7
OTHER CAS REGISTRY NOS. : 39284-13-4
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1925339
LAST UPDATED            : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 8
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C4-H2-O3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 98.06
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
                          Natural Product
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 3-Cyclobutene-1,2-dione, 3-hydroxy-
   * Cyclobut-3-ene-1,2-dione, 3-hydroxy-
   * 1-Hydroxy-cyclobut-1-ene-3,4-dione
   * Semisquaric acid
 
                       *** 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           : 41 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - muscle weakness
   Behavioral - coma
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
REFERENCE :
   FCTXAV Food and Cosmetics Toxicology.  (London, UK)  V.1-19, 1963-81.  For
   publisher information, see FCTOD7.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 15,579,1977
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 21 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - muscle weakness
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - cyanosis
REFERENCE :
   POSCAL Poultry Science.  (Poultry Science Assoc., Inc., 309 W. Clark St.,
   Champaign, IL 61820) V.1-    1921-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 60,1415,1981
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Bird - chicken
DOSE/DURATION           : 4 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   FCTXAV Food and Cosmetics Toxicology.  (London, UK)  V.1-19, 1963-81.  For
   publisher information, see FCTOD7.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 15,579,1977
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Bird - duck
DOSE/DURATION           : 3680 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - muscle weakness
   Behavioral - coma
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
REFERENCE :
   FCTXAV Food and Cosmetics Toxicology.  (London, UK)  V.1-19, 1963-81.  For
   publisher information, see FCTOD7.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 15,579,1977
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : DNA repair
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Escherichia coli
DOSE/DURATION           : 55 mg/L
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 391,39,1997
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation test systems - not otherwise specified
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - rat Liver
DOSE/DURATION           : 100 mg/L
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 391,39,1997
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Cytogenetic analysis
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - rat Liver
DOSE/DURATION           : 1 mg/L
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 391,39,1997

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Negative: B subtilis rec assay

 
                            *** END OF RECORD ***