*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : CN1067000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Azirino(2',3':3,4)pyrrolo(1,2-a)indole-4,7-dione,
                          1,1a,2,8,8a,8b-hexahydro-8-
                          (hydroxymethyl)-8a-methoxy-5-methyl-6-pentyloxy-,
                          carbamate
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 56981-77-2
LAST UPDATED            : 198606
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C20-H27-N3-O6
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 405.50
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T D3 C556 EM HN JV MVTTT&J B1OVZ CO1 K1 LO5
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 9-(Hydroxymethyl)-9a-methoxy-6-methyl-7-pentyloxymitosane carbamate
   * 7-Pentyloxy-7-demethoxymitomycin A
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 10500 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - active as anti-cancer agent
REFERENCE :
   JANTAJ Journal of Antibiotics.  (Japan Antibiotics Research Assoc., 2-20-8
   Kamiosaki, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, 141, Japan)  V.2-5, 1948-52;  V.21- 1968-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 33,804,1980
 
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