*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : DS1060000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Bersama yangambiensis toussaint, bufadienolide
                          glycoside extract
SUBSTANCE DEFINITION :
   Plant belonging to the family Melianthaceae
REFERENCE :
   JPMSAE Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences.  (American Pharmaceutical Assoc.,
   2215 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20037)  V.50-    1961-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 61,1165,1972
LAST UPDATED            : 199506
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C24-H30-O6
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 414.54
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
                          Natural Product
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Mammal - cat
DOSE/DURATION           : 300 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Cardiac - other changes
   Tumorigenic - active as anti-cancer agent
REFERENCE :
   JPMSAE Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences.  (American Pharmaceutical Assoc.,
   2215 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20037)  V.50-    1961-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 61,1165,1972
 
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