*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : BC9625200
CHEMICAL NAME           : Altertoxin I
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 56258-32-3
LAST UPDATED            : 199410
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C20-H16-O6
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 352.36
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 3,9-Perylene, 1,2,6b,7,8,12b-hexahydro-1,4,6b,10-tetrahydroxy-,  
   (1-alpha,6b-beta,12b-beta)-
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 200 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
   Blood - hemorrhage
REFERENCE :
   EVHPAZ EHP, Environmental Health Perspectives.  (U.S. Government Printing
   Office, Supt of Documents, Washington, DC 20402)  No.1-    1972-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 4,87,1973
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 1800 ng/plate
REFERENCE :
   AEMIDF Applied and Environmental Microbiology.  (American Soc. for
   Microbiology, 1913 I St., NW, Washington, DC 20006)  V.31-    1976-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 52,718,1986
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Morphological transformation
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - mouse Fibroblast
DOSE/DURATION           : 6 umol/L
REFERENCE :
   TIVIEQ Toxicology In Vitro.  (Pergamon Press Inc., Maxwell House, Fairview
   Park, Elmsford, NY 10523) V.1-   1987-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 2,97,1988
 
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