*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : QJ5765000
CHEMICAL NAME           : 1,4-Naphthalenedione,
                          5,8-dihydroxy-2-(4-methyl-1-(2-ethyl-1-oxobutoxy)-3-p
                          entenyl)-
LAST UPDATED            : 199103
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C22-H26-O6
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 386.48
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   *   5,8-Dihydroxy-2-(4-methyl-1-(2-ethyl-1-oxobutoxy)-3-pentenyl)-1,4-naphth
     alenedione
   * Shikonin-2-ethylbutyrate
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 8500 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   PJPHEO Pakistan Journal of Pharmacology.  (c/o Univ. of Karachi, Faculty of
   Pharmacy, Karachi, 32, Pakistan)  V.1-    1984-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   3(1-2),43,1986
 
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