*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : DW2977000
CHEMICAL NAME           : 2,2'-Bipyrrole,
                          4-methoxy-5-((5-methyl-4-pentyl-2H-pyrrol-2-ylidene)m
                          ethyl)-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 82-89-3
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 4526727
REFERENCE               : 5-26-03-00352 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C20-H25-N3-O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 323.48
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T5NYJ D5 E1 BU1- BT5MJ CO1 E- BT5MJ
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 2,2'-Bi-1H-pyrrole,  
   4-methoxy-5-((5-methyl-4-pentyl-2H-pyrrol-2-ylidene)methyl)-
   *   4-Methoxy-5-((5-methyl-4-pentyl-2H-pyrrol-2-ylidene)methyl)-2,2'-bipyrro
     le
   * Prodigiosin
   * Prodigiosine
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 18 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - active as anti-cancer agent
REFERENCE :
   JKXXAF Japanese Kokai Tokyo Koho Patents.  (U.S. Patent and Trademark
   Office, Foreign Patents, Washington, DC 20231)  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   #80-162768
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 10 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - active as anti-cancer agent
REFERENCE :
   JKXXAF Japanese Kokai Tokyo Koho Patents.  (U.S. Patent and Trademark
   Office, Foreign Patents, Washington, DC 20231)  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   #80-162768
 
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