*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***
RTECS NUMBER : QL8500000
CHEMICAL NAME : 1,4-Naphthoquinone, 5-hydroxy-2-methyl-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 481-42-5
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1870475
REFERENCE : 4-08-00-02376 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED : 199709
DATA ITEMS CITED : 12
MOLECULAR FORMULA : C11-H8-O3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 188.19
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : L66 BV EVJ C1 GQ
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Mutagen
Reproductive Effector
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* 5-Hydroxy-2-methyl-1,4-naphthalenedione
* 5-Hydroxy-2-methyl-1,4-naphthoquinone
* 2-Methyl-5-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone
* 2-Methyljuglone
* 1,4-Naphthalenedione, 5-hydroxy-2-methyl-
* Plumbagin
* Plumbagone
*** 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 : 65 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
IJMRAQ Indian Journal of Medical Research. (Indian Council of Medical
Research, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi 110 029, India) V.1- 1913-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 65,829,1977
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 16 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
IJEBA6 Indian Journal of Experimental Biology. (Publications & Information
Directorate, CSIR, Hillside Rd., New Delhi 110 012, India) V.1- 1963-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 18,876,1980
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 5 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
85GDA2 "CRC Handbook of Antibiotic Compounds," Vols.1- , Berdy, J., Boca
Raton, FL, CRC Press, 1980- Volume(issue)/page/year: 8(1),73,1982
** REPRODUCTIVE DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE : 100 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION : female 10 day(s) pre-mating
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Maternal Effects - ovaries, fallopian tubes
REFERENCE :
PLMEAA Planta Medica. (Georg Thieme Verlag, Postfach 732, D-7000 Stuttgart
1, Fed. Rep. Ger.) V.1- 1953- Volume(issue)/page/year: 39,244,1980
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE : 300 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION : female 30 day(s) pre-mating
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Fertility - mating performance (e.g. # sperm positive females
per # females mated; # copulations per # estrus cycles)
REFERENCE :
IJMRAQ Indian Journal of Medical Research. (Indian Council of Medical
Research, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi 110 029, India) V.1- 1913-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 65,829,1977
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE : 150 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION : female 15 day(s) pre-mating
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Maternal Effects - parturition
REFERENCE :
IJMRAQ Indian Journal of Medical Research. (Indian Council of Medical
Research, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi 110 029, India) V.1- 1913-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 65,829,1977
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE : 35 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION : female 5-11 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Fertility - abortion
REFERENCE :
IJMRAQ Indian Journal of Medical Research. (Indian Council of Medical
Research, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi 110 029, India) V.1- 1913-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 65,829,1977
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE : 50 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION : female 1-5 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Fertility - pre-implantation mortality (e.g. reduction in
number of implants per female; total number of implants per corpora lutea)
REFERENCE :
IJMRAQ Indian Journal of Medical Research. (Indian Council of Medical
Research, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi 110 029, India) V.1- 1913-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 65,829,1977
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Mammal - dog
DOSE : 300 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION : male 30 day(s) pre-mating
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Paternal Effects - testes, epididymis, sperm duct
REFERENCE :
IJEBA6 Indian Journal of Experimental Biology. (Publications & Information
Directorate, CSIR, Hillside Rd., New Delhi 110 012, India) V.1- 1963-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 22,153,1984
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE : 10 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION : female 1 day(s) pre-mating
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Fertility - other measures of fertility
REFERENCE :
IJMRAQ Indian Journal of Medical Research. (Indian Council of Medical
Research, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi 110 029, India) V.1- 1913-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 65,829,1977
** MUTATION DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION : 100 ug/plate
REFERENCE :
MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 124,25,1983
TYPE OF TEST : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM : Bacteria - Escherichia coli
DOSE/DURATION : 500 umol/L
REFERENCE :
JOBAAY Journal of Bacteriology. (American Soc. for Microbiology, 1913 I
St., NW, Washington, DC 20006) V.1- 1916- Volume(issue)/page/year:
164,1309,1985
*** END OF RECORD ***