*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : RZ2473800
CHEMICAL NAME           : 2,4-Pentadienoic acid,
                          5-(4a-(acetyloxyl)-3,4,4a,5,6,9-hexahydro-3,7-dimethy
                          l-1-oxo-
                          1H-4,9a-ethanocyclohepta(c)pyran-3-yl)-2-methyl-,
                          (3-alpha(2E,4E),4-alpha,9a-alpha)-(-)- (9CI)
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 82508-32-5
LAST UPDATED            : 199309
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 5
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C22-H28-O6
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 388.50
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
                          Reproductive Effector
                          Natural Product
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Pseudolaric acid A
 
                       *** 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           : 219 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - food intake (animal)
   Gastrointestinal - hypermotility, diarrhea
REFERENCE :
   CYLPDN Zhongguo Yaoli Xuebao.  Acta Pharmacologica Sinica.  Chinese Journal
   of Pharmacology.  (China International Book Trading Corp., POB 2820,
   Beijing, Peop. Rep. China)  V.1-    1980-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   9,445,1988
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 397 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
   Behavioral - muscle weakness
REFERENCE :
   CYLPDN Zhongguo Yaoli Xuebao.  Acta Pharmacologica Sinica.  Chinese Journal
   of Pharmacology.  (China International Book Trading Corp., POB 2820,
   Beijing, Peop. Rep. China)  V.1-    1980-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   9,445,1988
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 486 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
   Behavioral - muscle weakness
REFERENCE :
   CYLPDN Zhongguo Yaoli Xuebao.  Acta Pharmacologica Sinica.  Chinese Journal
   of Pharmacology.  (China International Book Trading Corp., POB 2820,
   Beijing, Peop. Rep. China)  V.1-    1980-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   9,445,1988
 
                          ** REPRODUCTIVE DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE                    : 24600 ug/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 7-9 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 :
   CYLPDN Zhongguo Yaoli Xuebao.  Acta Pharmacologica Sinica.  Chinese Journal
   of Pharmacology.  (China International Book Trading Corp., POB 2820,
   Beijing, Peop. Rep. China)  V.1-    1980-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   9,445,1988
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - hamster
DOSE                    : 200 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 7-11 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)
   Reproductive - Effects on Embryo or Fetus - fetal death
REFERENCE :
   CYLPDN Zhongguo Yaoli Xuebao.  Acta Pharmacologica Sinica.  Chinese Journal
   of Pharmacology.  (China International Book Trading Corp., POB 2820,
   Beijing, Peop. Rep. China)  V.1-    1980-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   9,445,1988
 
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