*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : DT7321000
CHEMICAL NAME           : (Bi-1,4-cyclohexadien-1-yl)-3,3',6,6'-tetrone,
                          2,2',5,5'-tetrahydroxy-4,4'-dimethyl-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 475-54-7
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1892735
REFERENCE               : 4-08-00-03742 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199709
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 4
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C14-H10-O8
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 306.24
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
                          Natural Product
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 2,2'-Bi-p-benzoquinone, 3,3',6,6'-tetrahydroxy-5,5'-dimethyl-
   * Chaetomidin
   * Oosporein
   * 3,3',6,6'-Tetrahydroxy-5,5'-dimethyl-2,2'-bi-p-benzoquinone
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Bird - chicken
DOSE/DURATION           : 6120 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   JAFCAU Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.  (American Chemical Soc.,
   Distribution Office Dept. 223, POB 57136, West End Stn., Washington, DC
   20037)  V.1-    1953-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 22,517,1974
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Bird - domestic
DOSE/DURATION           : 6120 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   41KEAL "Toxicology, Biochemistry and Pathology of Mycotoxins," Uraguchi, K.
   and M. Yamazaki, eds., New York, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1978
   Volume(issue)/page/year: -,108,1978

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Negative: S cerevisiae-homozygosis
   
   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Inconclusive: Histidine reversion-Ames test

 
                            *** END OF RECORD ***