*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : RV9380000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Paraxanthine
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 611-59-6
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 0197907
REFERENCE               : 5-26-13-00554 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 4
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C7-H8-N4-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 180.19
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T56 BN DN FMVNVJ B1 H1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
                          Reproductive Effector
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 3,7-Dihydro-1,7-dimethyl-1H-purine-2,6-dione
   * 1,7-Dimethylxanthine
   * 1H-Purine-2,6-dione, 3,7-dihydro-1,7-dimethyl-
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                          ** REPRODUCTIVE DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE                    : 600 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 11-12 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - eye/ear
   Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - craniofacial
   (including nose and tongue)
   Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - musculoskeletal system
REFERENCE :
   TJADAB Teratology, The International Journal of Abnormal Development. (Alan
   R. Liss, Inc., 41 E. 11th St., New York, NY 10003)  V.1-    1968-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 34,279,1986
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Escherichia coli
DOSE/DURATION           : 150 mg/L
REFERENCE :
   CSHSAZ Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology.  (Cold Spring
   Harbor Laboratory, POB 100, Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724)  V.1-    1933-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 16,337,1952
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Unscheduled DNA synthesis
TEST SYSTEM             : Human Cells - not otherwise specified
DOSE/DURATION           : 1 mmol/L
REFERENCE :
   BIOJAU Biophysical Journal.  (Rockefeller Univ. Press, 1230 York Ave., New
   York, NY 10021) V.1-    1960-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 35,665,1981
 
TYPE OF TEST            : DNA inhibition
TEST SYSTEM             : Human Cells - not otherwise specified
DOSE/DURATION           : 4 mmol/L
REFERENCE :
   BIOJAU Biophysical Journal.  (Rockefeller Univ. Press, 1230 York Ave., New
   York, NY 10021) V.1-    1960-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 35,665,1981
 
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