*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : EC5989000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Bleomycin A complex
SUBSTANCE DEFINITION :
   Antibiotics produced by a strain of Streptomyces verticillus
REFERENCE :
   JAJAAA Journal of Antibiotics, Series A.  (Tokyo, Japan)  V.6-20, 1953-67.
   For publisher information, see JANTAJ.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 20,15,1967
LAST UPDATED            : 199512
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 9
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
                          Mutagen
                          Natural Product
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 125 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   JAJAAA Journal of Antibiotics, Series A.  (Tokyo, Japan)  V.6-20, 1953-67.
   For publisher information, see JANTAJ.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 20,15,1967
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 125 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   JAJAAA Journal of Antibiotics, Series A.  (Tokyo, Japan)  V.6-20, 1953-67.
   For publisher information, see JANTAJ.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 20,15,1967
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 125 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   CANCAR Cancer (Philadelphia).  (Lippincott/Harper, Journal Fulfillment
   Dept., 2350 Virginia Ave., Hagerstown, MD 21740)  V.1-    1948-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 20,891,1967
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Mammal - dog
DOSE/DURATION           : 50 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Liver - jaundice, cholestatic
   Blood - changes in serum composition (e.g. TP, bilirubin, cholesterol)
   Biochemical - Enzyme inhibition, induction, or change in blood or tissue
   levels - transaminases
REFERENCE :
   CANCAR Cancer (Philadelphia).  (Lippincott/Harper, Journal Fulfillment
   Dept., 2350 Virginia Ave., Hagerstown, MD 21740)  V.1-    1948-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 20,891,1967
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 200 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Blood - changes in cell count (unspecified)
   Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
REFERENCE :
   JAJAAA Journal of Antibiotics, Series A.  (Tokyo, Japan)  V.6-20, 1953-67.
   For publisher information, see JANTAJ.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 20,15,1967
 
                 ** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 210 mg/kg/14D-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Skin and Appendages - nails
   Related to Chronic Data - death
REFERENCE :
   CANCAR Cancer (Philadelphia).  (Lippincott/Harper, Journal Fulfillment
   Dept., 2350 Virginia Ave., Hagerstown, MD 21740)  V.1-    1948-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 20,891,1967
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Parenteral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 125 mg/kg/10D-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Related to Chronic Data - death
REFERENCE :
   CANCAR Cancer (Philadelphia).  (Lippincott/Harper, Journal Fulfillment
   Dept., 2350 Virginia Ave., Hagerstown, MD 21740)  V.1-    1948-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 20,891,1967
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Cytogenetic analysis
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Parenteral
TEST SYSTEM             : Human
DOSE/DURATION           : 430 ug/kg
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 56,341,1978
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Cytogenetic analysis
TEST SYSTEM             : Human Lymphocyte
DOSE/DURATION           : 10 mg/L
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 56,341,1978
 
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