*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : EK6125000
CHEMICAL NAME           : 5H,6H-6,5a,13a,14-(1,2,3,4)Butanetetraylcycloocta(1,2
                          -b:5,6-b')dinaphthale ne-5,8,13,16(14H)- tetrone,
                          1,4,7,9,12,15,17,20-octahydroxy-3,11-dimethyl-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 21884-44-6
OTHER CAS REGISTRY NOS. : 1402-11-5
                          10088-79-6
LAST UPDATED            : 199510
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 25
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C30-H22-O12
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 574.52
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : L E6 C66 Q6 O68 O6 A B B& 2CO E& CXV KV PV WVTJ AQ FQ
                          IQ MQ RQ UQ B&Q D&Q
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
                          Mutagen
                          Natural Product
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 8,8'-Dihydroxy-rugulosin
   * Flavomycelin
   * Luteoskyrin
   * (-)-Luteoskyrin
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 220 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   ALLVAR Alimentation et la Vie.  (Societe Scientifique d'Hygiene Alimentaire,
   16, rue de l'Estrapade, 75005 Paris, France)  V.39-    1951-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 50,77,1962
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 41 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   JJEMAG Japanese Journal of Experimental Medicine.  (Kinokuniya Book-Stores
   of America Co., Ltd., West Bldg., Japan Cultural and Trade Center, 1581
   Webster St., San Francisco, CA 94115) V.7-    1928- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   41,177,1971
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 146 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   JJEMAG Japanese Journal of Experimental Medicine.  (Kinokuniya Book-Stores
   of America Co., Ltd., West Bldg., Japan Cultural and Trade Center, 1581
   Webster St., San Francisco, CA 94115) V.7-    1928- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   42,91,1972
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 6650 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Liver - hepatitis (hepatocellular necrosis), zonal
   Liver - fatty liver degeneration
   Liver - liver function tests impaired
REFERENCE :
   FCTXAV Food and Cosmetics Toxicology.  (London, UK)  V.1-19, 1963-81.  For
   publisher information, see FCTOD7.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 10,193,1972
 
                          ** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 1356 mg/kg/32W-C
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - neoplastic by RTECS criteria
   Liver - tumors
   Blood - leukemia
REFERENCE :
   FCTXAV Food and Cosmetics Toxicology.  (London, UK)  V.1-19, 1963-81.  For
   publisher information, see FCTOD7.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 10,193,1972
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TD - Toxic dose (other than lowest)
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 1200 mg/kg/27W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
   Liver - tumors
REFERENCE :
   NGGKED Nippon Gan Gakkai Sokai Kiji.  Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of
   the Japanese Cancer Association.  (Japanese Cancer Assoc., Tokyo, Japan)
   V.1-    194(?)-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 32,187,1973
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Phage inhibition capacity
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Escherichia coli
DOSE/DURATION           : 500 ng/plate
REFERENCE :
   CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
   Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106)  V.1-    1941-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   43,2819,1983
 
TYPE OF TEST            : DNA repair
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Bacillus subtilis
DOSE/DURATION           : 100 ug/disc
REFERENCE :
   CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
   Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106)  V.1-    1941-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   36,445,1976
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Yeast - Saccharomyces cerevisiae
DOSE/DURATION           : 10 umol/L
REFERENCE :
   CPBTAL Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin.  (Japan Pub. Trading Co., USA,
   1255 Howard St., San Francisco, CA 94103)  V.6-    1958-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 22,2258,1974
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Cytogenetic analysis
TEST SYSTEM             : Human Leukocyte
DOSE/DURATION           : 1 mg/L
REFERENCE :
   HUMAA7 Humangenetik.  (Heidelberg, Fed. Rep. Ger.)  V.1-30, 1964-75.  For
   publisher information, see HUGEDQ.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 7,344,1969
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Morphological transformation
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - mouse Fibroblast
DOSE/DURATION           : 500 ug/L
REFERENCE :
   FCTOD7 Food and Chemical Toxicology.  (Pergamon Press Inc., Maxwell House,
   Fairview Park, Elmsford, NY 10523)  V.20-    1982- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   29,607,1991
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Unscheduled DNA synthesis
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - mouse Liver
DOSE/DURATION           : 10 umol/L
REFERENCE :
   CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
   Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106)  V.1-    1941-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   44,2918,1984
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation test systems - not otherwise specified
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - mouse Ascites tumor
DOSE/DURATION           : 1 umol/L
REFERENCE :
   EXPEAM Experientia.  (Birkhaeuser Verlag, POB 133, CH-4010 Basel,
   Switzerland)  V.1-    1945-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 23,1001,1967
 
TYPE OF TEST            : DNA inhibition
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - mouse Ascites tumor
DOSE/DURATION           : 10 umol/L
REFERENCE :
   EXPEAM Experientia.  (Birkhaeuser Verlag, POB 133, CH-4010 Basel,
   Switzerland)  V.1-    1945-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 23,1001,1967
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Cytogenetic analysis
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - mouse Ascites tumor
DOSE/DURATION           : 1 mg/L
REFERENCE :
   ECREAL Experimental Cell Research.  (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E. First St.,
   Duluth, MN 55802) V.10-    1950-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 57,19,1969

                              *** REVIEWS ***
 
   IARC Cancer Review:Animal Limited Evidence
   IMEMDT IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals
   to Man.  (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49 Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210)
   V.1-    1972-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 10,163,1976

   IARC Cancer Review:Human No Adequate Data
   IMEMDT IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals
   to Man.  (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49 Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210)
   V.1-    1972-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 10,163,1976

   IARC Cancer Review:Group 3
   IMSUDL IARC Monographs, Supplement.  (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49
   Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210)  No.1-    1979-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   7,56,1987

   TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 26,225,1974

   TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
   LLOYA2 Lloydia.  (Cincinnati, OH)  V.1-41, 1938-78.  For publisher
   information, see JNPRDF.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 38,21,1975

   TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
   ARMIAZ Annual Review of Microbiology.  (Annual Reviews, Inc., POB 10139,
   Palo Alto, CA 94303) V.1-    1947-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 26,279,1972

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Positive: In vitro cytogenetics-human lymphocyte
   
   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Positive: B subtilis rec assay
   
   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Positive/limited: Carcinogenicity-mouse/rat
   
   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Inconclusive: Histidine reversion-Ames test

 
                            *** END OF RECORD ***