*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : UZ3495000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Quelamycin
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 64719-39-7
LAST UPDATED            : 199109
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 6
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C27-H27-N-O11.2Fe(2+).Fe(3+)
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 709.07
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
                          Organometallic
                          Mutagen
                          Human
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * NSC-267703
   * Triferric adriamycin
   * Triferric doxorubicin
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Human
DOSE/DURATION           : 60 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Cardiac - change in rate
   Vascular - BP elevation not characterized in autonomic section
   Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - body temperature increase
REFERENCE :
   CTRRDO Cancer Treatment Reports.  (Washington, DC)  V.60-71, 1976-87.  For
   publisher information,  see JNCIEQ.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 62,1527,1978
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 45 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   DRFUD4 Drugs of the Future.  (J.R. Prous, S.A., Apartado de Correos 540,
   08080 Barcelona, Spain) V.1-    1975/76-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   4,356,1979
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 45 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   DRFUD4 Drugs of the Future.  (J.R. Prous, S.A., Apartado de Correos 540,
   08080 Barcelona, Spain) V.1-    1975/76-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   4,356,1979
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 45 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - active as anti-cancer agent
REFERENCE :
   EJCAAH European Journal of Cancer.  (Oxford, UK)  V.1-17(6), 1965-1981. For
   publisher information, see EJCODS.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 14,1185,1978
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 45 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   DRFUD4 Drugs of the Future.  (J.R. Prous, S.A., Apartado de Correos 540,
   08080 Barcelona, Spain) V.1-    1975/76-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   4,356,1979
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : DNA inhibition
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - mouse Leukocyte
DOSE/DURATION           : 15 umol/L
REFERENCE :
   EJCAAH European Journal of Cancer.  (Oxford, UK)  V.1-17(6), 1965-1981. For
   publisher information, see EJCODS.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 14,1185,1978
 
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