*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : EX4300000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Candicidin
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 1403-17-4
LAST UPDATED            : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 9
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C63-H85-N21-O19
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 1440.69
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
                          Reproductive Effector
                          Natural Product
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Candeptin
   * Candimon
   * Candizidin
   * Vanobid
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 2900 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   ANTBAL Antibiotiki.  (Moscow, USSR)  V.1-29, 1956-84.  For publisher
   information, see AMBIEH.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 14,932,1969
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 1 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   ANTBAL Antibiotiki.  (Moscow, USSR)  V.1-29, 1956-84.  For publisher
   information, see AMBIEH.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 14,932,1969
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 14 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   ABANAE Antibiotics Annual.  (New York, NY)  1953-60.  For publisher
   information, see AMACCQ.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 2,980,1954/1955
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 160 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   PMDCAY Progress in Medical Chemistry.  (Elsevier Science Pub. Co., Inc., 52
   Vanderbilt Ave., New York, NY 10017)  V.1-    1961- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   14,105,1977
 
                 ** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 2880 mg/kg/30D-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Gastrointestinal - hypermotility, diarrhea
   Liver - fatty liver degeneration
   Liver - liver function tests impaired
REFERENCE :
   ANTBAL Antibiotiki.  (Moscow, USSR)  V.1-29, 1956-84.  For publisher
   information, see AMBIEH.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 14,932,1969
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 3800 mg/kg/38D-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Gastrointestinal - hypermotility, diarrhea
   Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
   Related to Chronic Data - death
REFERENCE :
   ANTBAL Antibiotiki.  (Moscow, USSR)  V.1-29, 1956-84.  For publisher
   information, see AMBIEH.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 14,932,1969
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Mammal - dog
DOSE/DURATION           : 3900 mg/kg/26W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Gastrointestinal - changes in structure or function of salivary glands
   Gastrointestinal - nausea or vomiting
REFERENCE :
   ANTBAL Antibiotiki.  (Moscow, USSR)  V.1-29, 1956-84.  For publisher
   information, see AMBIEH.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 14,932,1969
 
                          ** REPRODUCTIVE DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE                    : 130 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 6-18 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Fertility - abortion
   Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - other developmental
   abnormalities
REFERENCE :
   ANTBAL Antibiotiki.  (Moscow, USSR)  V.1-29, 1956-84.  For publisher
   information, see AMBIEH.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 17,742,1972
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE                    : 650 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 6-18 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Effects on Embryo or Fetus - fetal death
REFERENCE :
   ANTBAL Antibiotiki.  (Moscow, USSR)  V.1-29, 1956-84.  For publisher
   information, see AMBIEH.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 17,742,1972
 
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