*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : RY7535000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Penitrem A
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 12627-35-9
OTHER CAS REGISTRY NOS. : 12679-82-2
LAST UPDATED            : 199304
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 7
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C37-H44-Cl-N-O6
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 634.27
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
                          Reproductive Effector
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Tremortin A
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 10 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   41KEAL "Toxicology, Biochemistry and Pathology of Mycotoxins," Uraguchi, K.
   and M. Yamazaki, eds., New York, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1978
   Volume(issue)/page/year: -,108,1978
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 1100 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   CTOXAO Clinical Toxicology.  (New York, NY)  V.1-18, 1968-81.  For publisher
   information, see JTCTDW.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 17,45,1980
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Mammal - dog
DOSE/DURATION           : 500 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - tetany
   Liver - fatty liver degeneration
   Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - body temperature increase
REFERENCE :
   TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology.  (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
   First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1-    1959-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   35,311,1976
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Bird - chicken
DOSE/DURATION           : 42 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   VHTODE Veterinary and Human Toxicology.  (American College of Veterinary and
   Comparative Toxicology, Publication Office, Comparative Toxicology,
   Manhattan, KS 66506)  V.19-    1977-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   32(Suppl),63,1990
 
                          ** REPRODUCTIVE DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE                    : 3 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 9 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - musculoskeletal system
REFERENCE :
   TOXIA6 Toxicon.  (Pergamon Press Ltd., Headington Hill Hall, Oxford OX3 OBW,
   UK)  V.1-    1962-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 16,92,1978

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Negative: S cerevisiae-homozygosis
   
   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Inconclusive: Histidine reversion-Ames test

 
                            *** END OF RECORD ***