*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***
RTECS NUMBER : DD5775000
CHEMICAL NAME : Benzimidazole, 2-amino-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 934-32-7
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 0116525
REFERENCE : 5-25-10-00372 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED : 9
MOLECULAR FORMULA : C7-H7-N3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 133.17
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T56 BM DNJ CZ
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Agricultural Chemical
Drug
Mutagen
Reproductive Effector
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* 2-Aminobenzimidazole
* USAF EK-4037
*** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 500 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
NCNSA6 National Academy of Sciences, National Research Council,
Chemical-Biological Coordination Center, Review. (Washington, DC)
Volume(issue)/page/year: 5,22,1953
TYPE OF TEST : LD40 - Lethal Dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 600 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
JACSAT Journal of the American Chemical Society. (American Chemical Soc.,
Distribution Office Dept. 223, POB 57136, West End Stn., Washington, DC
20037) V.1- 1879- Volume(issue)/page/year: 67,905,1945
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 100 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
NTIS** National Technical Information Service. (Springfield, VA 22161)
Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
Volume(issue)/page/year: AD277-689
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 126 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
29QHAQ "Principles of Medicinal Chemistry," Foye, W.O., et al., eds.,
Philadelphia, Lea & Febiger, 1974 Volume(issue)/page/year: -,246,1974
** REPRODUCTIVE DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE : 426 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION : female 8-15 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Effects on Embryo or Fetus - fetal death
REFERENCE :
THERAP Therapie. (Doin, Editeurs, 8, Place de l'Odeon, F-75006 Paris,
France) V.1- 1946- Volume(issue)/page/year: 31,505,1976
** MUTATION DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION : 100 ug/plate
REFERENCE :
MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 15,273,1972
TYPE OF TEST : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION : 710 umol/L
REFERENCE :
ENMUDM Environmental Mutagenesis. (New York, NY) V.1-9, 1979-87. For
publisher information, see EMMUEG. Volume(issue)/page/year: 3,11,1981
TYPE OF TEST : DNA repair
TEST SYSTEM : Bacteria - Escherichia coli
DOSE/DURATION : 2 mg/disc
REFERENCE :
JPFCD2 Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part B: Pesticides, Food
Contaminants, and Agricultural Wastes. (Marcel Dekker, 270 Madison Ave.,
New York, NY 10016) V.B11- 1976- Volume(issue)/page/year: 21,319,1986
*** STATUS IN U.S. ***
EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
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