*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***
RTECS NUMBER : WG9400000
CHEMICAL NAME : Spiramycin
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 8025-81-8
OTHER CAS REGISTRY NOS. : 1394-00-9
LAST UPDATED : 199706
DATA ITEMS CITED : 17
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Drug
Mutagen
Reproductive Effector
Human
Natural Product
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* Antibiotic 799
* Espiramicin
* Foromacidin
* NSC-64393
* Provamycin
* Rovamycin
* R.P. 5337
* 5337 R.P.
* Sequamycin
*** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Human - man
DOSE/DURATION : 133 mg/kg/5D
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Gastrointestinal - hypermotility, diarrhea
Gastrointestinal - other changes
REFERENCE :
LANCAO Lancet. (7 Adam St., London WC2N 6AD, UK) V.1- 1823-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 2,993,1978
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 3550 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
JJANAX Japanese Journal of Antibiotics. (Japan Antibiotics Research Assoc.,
2-20-8 Kamiosaki, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141, Japan) V.21- 1968-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 23,429,1970
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 575 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
JJANAX Japanese Journal of Antibiotics. (Japan Antibiotics Research Assoc.,
2-20-8 Kamiosaki, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141, Japan) V.21- 1968-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 23,429,1970
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 1 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
ARZNAD Arzneimittel-Forschung. Drug Research. (Editio Cantor Verlag,
Postfach 1255, W-7960 Aulendorf, Fed. Rep. Ger.) V.1- 1951-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 8,386,1958
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 170 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
ARZNAD Arzneimittel-Forschung. Drug Research. (Editio Cantor Verlag,
Postfach 1255, W-7960 Aulendorf, Fed. Rep. Ger.) V.1- 1951-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 8,386,1958
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 2900 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
THERAP Therapie. (Doin, Editeurs, 8, Place de l'Odeon, F-75006 Paris,
France) V.1- 1946- Volume(issue)/page/year: 23,161,1968
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 322 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
JJANAX Japanese Journal of Antibiotics. (Japan Antibiotics Research Assoc.,
2-20-8 Kamiosaki, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141, Japan) V.21- 1968-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 23,429,1970
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 1470 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
JJANAX Japanese Journal of Antibiotics. (Japan Antibiotics Research Assoc.,
2-20-8 Kamiosaki, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141, Japan) V.21- 1968-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 23,429,1970
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 130 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
ARZNAD Arzneimittel-Forschung. Drug Research. (Editio Cantor Verlag,
Postfach 1255, W-7960 Aulendorf, Fed. Rep. Ger.) V.1- 1951-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 8,386,1958
TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Unreported
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 100 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
ARZNAD Arzneimittel-Forschung. Drug Research. (Editio Cantor Verlag,
Postfach 1255, W-7960 Aulendorf, Fed. Rep. Ger.) V.1- 1951-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 17,693,1967
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Mammal - dog
DOSE/DURATION : 5200 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - altered sleep time (including change in righting reflex)
Gastrointestinal - nausea or vomiting
Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
REFERENCE :
CMAJAX Canadian Medical Association Journal. (Canadian Medical Assoc., POB
8650, Ottawa, ON K1G 0G8, Canada) V.1- 1911- Volume(issue)/page/year:
77,623,1957
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : >4 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
JJANAX Japanese Journal of Antibiotics. (Japan Antibiotics Research Assoc.,
2-20-8 Kamiosaki, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141, Japan) V.21- 1968-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 23,429,1970
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : 1130 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
JJANAX Japanese Journal of Antibiotics. (Japan Antibiotics Research Assoc.,
2-20-8 Kamiosaki, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141, Japan) V.21- 1968-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 23,429,1970
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : 182 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
JJANAX Japanese Journal of Antibiotics. (Japan Antibiotics Research Assoc.,
2-20-8 Kamiosaki, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141, Japan) V.21- 1968-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 23,429,1970
** REPRODUCTIVE DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE : 6 gm/kg
SEX/DURATION : female 10-15 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Effects on Embryo or Fetus - fetotoxicity (except death,
e.g., stunted fetus)
REFERENCE :
JJANAX Japanese Journal of Antibiotics. (Japan Antibiotics Research Assoc.,
2-20-8 Kamiosaki, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141, Japan) V.21- 1968-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 25,187,1972
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE : 12 gm/kg
SEX/DURATION : female 8-13 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Effects on Embryo or Fetus - fetotoxicity (except death,
e.g., stunted fetus)
REFERENCE :
JJANAX Japanese Journal of Antibiotics. (Japan Antibiotics Research Assoc.,
2-20-8 Kamiosaki, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141, Japan) V.21- 1968-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 25,193,1972
** MUTATION DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : Sperm Morphology
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Unreported
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 200 mg/kg/8D
REFERENCE :
JOURAA Journal of Urology. (Williams & Wilkins Co., 428 E. Preston St.,
Baltimore, MD 21202) V.1- 1917- Volume(issue)/page/year: 112,348,1974
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