*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : XI0329000
CHEMICAL NAME           : 5-Thia-1-azabicyclo(4.2.0)oct-2-ene-2-carboxylic
                          acid, 3-(((aminocarbonyl)oxy)methyl)-7-((2-
                          furanyl(methyoxyimino)acetyl)amino)-8-oxo-,
                          (6R-(6-alpha,7-beta(Z)))-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 55268-75-2
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 5783190
LAST UPDATED            : 199707
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 19
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C16-H16-N4-O8-S
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 424.42
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T46 ANV ES GUTJ G1OVZ HVQ CMVYUNO1&- BT5OJ
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
                          Reproductive Effector
                          Human
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Cefaloxime
   * Cefuroxim
   * Cefuroxime
   * Cephuroxime
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Human - man
DOSE/DURATION           : 64 mg/kg/16H-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - toxic psychosis
REFERENCE :
   LANCAO Lancet.  (7 Adam St., London WC2N 6AD, UK)  V.1-    1823-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 1,965,1984
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 10 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   NKRZAZ Chemotherapy (Tokyo).  (Nippon Kagaku Ryoho Gakkai, 2-20-8 Kamiosaki,
   Shinagawa-Ku, Tokyo 141, Japan)  V.1-    1953- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   27(Suppl 6),124,1979
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : >10 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   NKRZAZ Chemotherapy (Tokyo).  (Nippon Kagaku Ryoho Gakkai, 2-20-8 Kamiosaki,
   Shinagawa-Ku, Tokyo 141, Japan)  V.1-    1953- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   27(Suppl 6),124,1979
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : >10 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   NKRZAZ Chemotherapy (Tokyo).  (Nippon Kagaku Ryoho Gakkai, 2-20-8 Kamiosaki,
   Shinagawa-Ku, Tokyo 141, Japan)  V.1-    1953- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   27(Suppl 6),124,1979
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : >8 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   NKRZAZ Chemotherapy (Tokyo).  (Nippon Kagaku Ryoho Gakkai, 2-20-8 Kamiosaki,
   Shinagawa-Ku, Tokyo 141, Japan)  V.1-    1953- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   27(Suppl 6),124,1979
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intramuscular
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : >2 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   NKRZAZ Chemotherapy (Tokyo).  (Nippon Kagaku Ryoho Gakkai, 2-20-8 Kamiosaki,
   Shinagawa-Ku, Tokyo 141, Japan)  V.1-    1953- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   27(Suppl 6),124,1979
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : >10 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Sense Organs and Special Senses (Eye) - ptosis
   Behavioral - ataxia
   Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
REFERENCE :
   NKRZAZ Chemotherapy (Tokyo).  (Nippon Kagaku Ryoho Gakkai, 2-20-8 Kamiosaki,
   Shinagawa-Ku, Tokyo 141, Japan)  V.1-    1953- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   27(Suppl 6),124,1979
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : >10 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Gastrointestinal - hypermotility, diarrhea
REFERENCE :
   NKRZAZ Chemotherapy (Tokyo).  (Nippon Kagaku Ryoho Gakkai, 2-20-8 Kamiosaki,
   Shinagawa-Ku, Tokyo 141, Japan)  V.1-    1953- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   27(Suppl 6),124,1979
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : >10 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Sense Organs and Special Senses (Eye) - ptosis
   Behavioral - ataxia
REFERENCE :
   NKRZAZ Chemotherapy (Tokyo).  (Nippon Kagaku Ryoho Gakkai, 2-20-8 Kamiosaki,
   Shinagawa-Ku, Tokyo 141, Japan)  V.1-    1953- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   27(Suppl 6),124,1979
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 10400 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   DRUGAY Drugs. International Journal of Current Therapeutics and Applied
   Pharmacology Reviews.  (ADIS Press International Inc., Suite B-30, Oxford
   Ct. Business Center, 582 Middletown Blvd., Langhorne, PA 19047)  V.1- 1971- 
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 17,233,1979
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intramuscular
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : >2 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Sense Organs and Special Senses (Eye) - ptosis
   Behavioral - ataxia
REFERENCE :
   NKRZAZ Chemotherapy (Tokyo).  (Nippon Kagaku Ryoho Gakkai, 2-20-8 Kamiosaki,
   Shinagawa-Ku, Tokyo 141, Japan)  V.1-    1953- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   27(Suppl 6),124,1979
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : >1500 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - food intake (animal)
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory depression
   Gastrointestinal - hypermotility, diarrhea
REFERENCE :
   NKRZAZ Chemotherapy (Tokyo).  (Nippon Kagaku Ryoho Gakkai, 2-20-8 Kamiosaki,
   Shinagawa-Ku, Tokyo 141, Japan)  V.1-    1953- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   27(Suppl 6),124,1979
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intramuscular
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : >300 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   NKRZAZ Chemotherapy (Tokyo).  (Nippon Kagaku Ryoho Gakkai, 2-20-8 Kamiosaki,
   Shinagawa-Ku, Tokyo 141, Japan)  V.1-    1953- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   27(Suppl 6),124,1979
 
                 ** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 30 gm/kg/5W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - changes in lung weight
   Blood - changes in serum composition (e.g. TP, bilirubin, cholesterol)
   Blood - changes in erythrocyte (RBC) count
REFERENCE :
   NKRZAZ Chemotherapy (Tokyo).  (Nippon Kagaku Ryoho Gakkai, 2-20-8 Kamiosaki,
   Shinagawa-Ku, Tokyo 141, Japan)  V.1-    1953- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   27(Suppl 6),130,1979
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 45 gm/kg/5W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Liver - changes in liver weight
   Blood - normocytic anemia
   Biochemical - Enzyme inhibition, induction, or change in blood or tissue
   levels - transaminases
REFERENCE :
   NKRZAZ Chemotherapy (Tokyo).  (Nippon Kagaku Ryoho Gakkai, 2-20-8 Kamiosaki,
   Shinagawa-Ku, Tokyo 141, Japan)  V.1-    1953- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   27(Suppl 6),130,1979
 
                          ** REPRODUCTIVE DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE                    : 8800 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 7-17 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Effects on Embryo or Fetus - fetotoxicity (except death,
   e.g., stunted fetus)
   Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - musculoskeletal system
   Reproductive - Effects on Newborn - other postnatal measures or effects
REFERENCE :
   NKRZAZ Chemotherapy (Tokyo).  (Nippon Kagaku Ryoho Gakkai, 2-20-8 Kamiosaki,
   Shinagawa-Ku, Tokyo 141, Japan)  V.1-    1953- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   27(Suppl 6),245,1979
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE                    : 24 gm/kg
SEX/DURATION            : male 60 day(s) pre-mating
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Paternal Effects - testes, epididymis, sperm duct
REFERENCE :
   NKRZAZ Chemotherapy (Tokyo).  (Nippon Kagaku Ryoho Gakkai, 2-20-8 Kamiosaki,
   Shinagawa-Ku, Tokyo 141, Japan)  V.1-    1953- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   27(Suppl 6),245,1979
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE                    : 32 gm/kg
SEX/DURATION            : male 9 week(s) pre-mating
                          female 2 week(s) pre-mating
                          female 1-7 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Fertility - litter size (e.g. # fetuses per litter; measured
   before birth)
REFERENCE :
   NKRZAZ Chemotherapy (Tokyo).  (Nippon Kagaku Ryoho Gakkai, 2-20-8 Kamiosaki,
   Shinagawa-Ku, Tokyo 141, Japan)  V.1-    1953- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   27(Suppl 6),245,1979
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE                    : 4400 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 7-17 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Effects on Embryo or Fetus - extra-embryonic structures
   (e.g., placenta, umbilical cord)
REFERENCE :
   NKRZAZ Chemotherapy (Tokyo).  (Nippon Kagaku Ryoho Gakkai, 2-20-8 Kamiosaki,
   Shinagawa-Ku, Tokyo 141, Japan)  V.1-    1953- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   27(Suppl 6),245,1979
 
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