*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : BC9625300
CHEMICAL NAME           : Altertoxin II
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 56257-59-1
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 5156144
LAST UPDATED            : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C20-H14-O6
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 350.34
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
 
                       *** 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           : 180 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
 
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