*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : TO8900000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Placuna spp., extract
SUBSTANCE DEFINITION :
   Antitumor agent extracted from marine animals belonging to Mollusca phyllum
REFERENCE :
   INDRBA Indian Drugs.  (Indian Drugs Manufacturers' Assoc., 102B, Poonam
   Chambers, Dr. A. B. Rd., Worli, Bombay 400 018, India)  V.1-    1963-
LAST UPDATED            : 199706
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Natural Product
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Windowpane oyster
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 100 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Liver - fatty liver degeneration
   Tumorigenic - active as anti-cancer agent
REFERENCE :
   INDRBA Indian Drugs.  (Indian Drugs Manufacturers' Assoc., 102B, Poonam
   Chambers, Dr. A. B. Rd., Worli, Bombay 400 018, India)  V.1-    1963-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 26,143,1988
 
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