*** 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 ***