*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : DT4391250
CHEMICAL NAME           : Bibenzyl-4,4'-disulfonic acid, alpha,alpha'-diethyl-,
                          dipotassium salt, meso-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 13517-49-2
LAST UPDATED            : 198910
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C18-H20-O6-S2.2K
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 474.70
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : WSO&R DY2&Y2&R DSWO &-KA- 2
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Reproductive Effector
                          Hormone
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Benzenesulfonic acid, 4,4'-(1,2-diethyl-1,2-ethanediyl)bis-, dipotassium  
   salt, (R*,S*)-
   * meso-alpha,alpha'-Diethylbibenzyl-4,4'-disulfonic acid dipotassium salt
   * (R*,S*)-4,4'-(1,2-Diethyl-1,2-ethanediyl)bis(benzenesulfonic acid)  
   dipotassium
   * Dipotassium-meso-n,n-disulfo-3,4-diphenylhexane
   * Disulfo-meso-4,4-diphenylhexane dipotassium salt
   * Sigetin
   * Sygethin
   * Sygetin
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                          ** REPRODUCTIVE DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE                    : 30 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 19-21 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Effects on Newborn - weaning or lactation index (e.g., #
   alive at weaning per # alive at day 4)
REFERENCE :
   BEXBAN Bulletin of Experimental Biology and Medicine (English Translation).
   Translation of BEBMAE. (Plenum Pub. Corp., 233 Spring St., New York, NY
   10013)  V.41-    1956-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 90,1597,1980
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE                    : 100 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 13-16 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Effects on Embryo or Fetus - fetotoxicity (except death,
   e.g., stunted fetus)
REFERENCE :
   PAFEAY Patologicheskaya Fiziologiya i Eksperimental'naya Terapiya.  (V/O
   Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR)  V.1-    1957-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 19,66,1975
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE                    : 20 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 8-11 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Effects on Embryo or Fetus - other effects to embryo
REFERENCE :
   AJOGAH American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.  (C.V. Mosby Co.,
   11830 Westline Industrial Dr., St. Louis, MO 63146)  V.1-    1920-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 111,1083,1971
 
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