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RTECS NUMBER            : RG7760000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Octamycin
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 71767-97-0
LAST UPDATED            : 198509
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C55-H99-N-O26
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 1190.55
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
 
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TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 200 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - active as anti-cancer agent
REFERENCE :
   JANTAJ Journal of Antibiotics.  (Japan Antibiotics Research Assoc., 2-20-8
   Kamiosaki, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, 141, Japan)  V.2-5, 1948-52;  V.21- 1968-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 33,80-66,1980
 
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