*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : XW5793000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Toxin, alternaria alternata
SUBSTANCE DEFINITION :
   The major toxin produced was isolated as tenuazonic acid
REFERENCE :
   APMBAY Applied Microbiology.  (Washington, DC)  V.1-30, 1953-75.  For
   publisher information, see AEMIDF.
LAST UPDATED            : 199506
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Natural Product
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Alternaria alternata toxin
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 100 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - food intake (animal)
   Gastrointestinal - other changes
   Blood - hemorrhage
REFERENCE :
   APMBAY Applied Microbiology.  (Washington, DC)  V.1-30, 1953-75.  For
   publisher information, see AEMIDF.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 23,613,1972
 
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