*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***
RTECS NUMBER : GH0800000
CHEMICAL NAME : Colchicine, N-deacetyl-N-methyl-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 477-30-5
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 2822892
REFERENCE : 4-14-00-00940 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED : 199801
DATA ITEMS CITED : 49
MOLECULAR FORMULA : C21-H25-N-O5
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 371.47
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : L B677 MV&T&J CO1 DO1 EO1 JM1 NO1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Drug
Mutagen
Reproductive Effector
Human
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* Alkaloid H 3, from colchicum antumnale
* Benzo(a)heptalen-9(5H)-one,
6,7-dihydro-1,2,3,10-tetramethoxy-7-(methylamino)-, (S)-
* Ciba 12669A
* Colcemid
* Colchamine
* Colchicine, 7-deacetamido-7-(methylamino)-
* Colchicine, deacetyl-N-methyl-
* Deacetylmethylcolchicine
* Deacetyl-N-methylcolchicine
* N-Deacetyl-N-methylcolchicine
* Demecolcine
* N-Desacetylmethylcolchicine
* N-Desacetyl-N-methylcolchicine
* Desmecolcine
* (-)-Demecolcine
* 6,7-Dihydro-1,2,3,10-tetramethoxy-7-(methylamino)-benzo(alpha)heptalen-9
(5H)-one
* Kolchamin
* Kolchicin
* N-Methyl-N-deacetylcolchicine
* N-Methyl-N-desacetylcolchicine
* NSC 3096
* Omain
* Omaine
* Reichstein's F
* Santavy's substance F
* Substance F
*** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Human
DOSE/DURATION : 200 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Skin and Appendages - hair
REFERENCE :
34ZIAG "Toxicology of Drugs and Chemicals," Deichmann, W.B., New York,
Academic Press, Inc., 1969 Volume(issue)/page/year: -,184,1969
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 1700 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
ARZNAD Arzneimittel-Forschung. Drug Research. (Editio Cantor Verlag,
Postfach 1255, W-7960 Aulendorf, Fed. Rep. Ger.) V.1- 1951-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 20,1467,1970
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Parenteral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 1700 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
RRCRBU Recent Results in Cancer Research. (Springer-Verlag New York, Inc.,
Service Center, 44 Hartz Way, Secaucus, NJ 07094) V.1- 1965-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 52,76,1975
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 25530 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
NCISP* National Cancer Institute Screening Program Data Summary,
Developmental Therapeutics Program. (Bethesda, MD 20205)
Volume(issue)/page/year: JAN1986
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 35 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
AEPPAE Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archiv fuer Experimentelle Pathologie und
Pharmakologie. (Berlin, Ger.) V.110-253, 1925-66. For publisher
information, see NSAPCC. Volume(issue)/page/year: 230,559,1957
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 56 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
Behavioral - muscle weakness
Gastrointestinal - hypermotility, diarrhea
REFERENCE :
PHTXA6 Pharmacology and Toxicology. English translation of FATOAO. (New
York, NY) V.20-22, 1957-59. Discontinued. Volume(issue)/page/year:
20,284,1957
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intramuscular
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 87 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
REFERENCE :
JMCMAR Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. (American Chemical Soc.,
Distribution Office Dept. 223, POB POB 57136, West End Stn., Washington, DC
20037) V.6- 1963- Volume(issue)/page/year: 24,257,1981
** REPRODUCTIVE DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE : 3 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION : female 7-9 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Fertility - post-implantation mortality (e.g. dead and/or
resorbed implants per total number of implants)
Reproductive - Effects on Embryo or Fetus - fetal death
REFERENCE :
COREAF Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Seances, Academie des Sciences.
(Paris, France) V.1-261, 1835-1965. For publisher information, see CRASEV.
Volume(issue)/page/year: 247,152,1958
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE : 1800 ug/kg
SEX/DURATION : female 8 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - Central Nervous System
Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - eye/ear
Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - body wall
REFERENCE :
AMZOAF American Zoologist. (American Soc. of Zoologists, Box 2739,
California Lutheran College, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360) V.1- 1961-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 6,551,1966
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE : 1800 ug/kg
SEX/DURATION : female 8 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Fertility - post-implantation mortality (e.g. dead and/or
resorbed implants per total number of implants)
REFERENCE :
AMZOAF American Zoologist. (American Soc. of Zoologists, Box 2739,
California Lutheran College, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360) V.1- 1961-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 6,551,1966
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE : 500 ug/kg
SEX/DURATION : female 12 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Effects on Embryo or Fetus - fetal death
REFERENCE :
FESTAS Fertility and Sterility. (American Fertility Soc., 608 13th Ave. S,
Birmingham, AL 35282) V.1- 1950- Volume(issue)/page/year: 18,7,1967
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Unreported
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE : 2500 ug/kg
SEX/DURATION : female 2-26 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Effects on Embryo or Fetus - fetotoxicity (except death,
e.g., stunted fetus)
REFERENCE :
CCPTAY Contraception. (Geron-X, Inc., POB 1108, Los Altos, CA 94022) V.1-
1970- Volume(issue)/page/year: 2,85,1970
** MUTATION DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : Mutation test systems - not otherwise specified
TEST SYSTEM : Insect - Drosophila melanogaster Cells - not
otherwise specified
DOSE/DURATION : 100 mg/L
REFERENCE :
IJEBA6 Indian Journal of Experimental Biology. (Publications & Information
Directorate, CSIR, Hillside Rd., New Delhi 110 012, India) V.1- 1963-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 22,67,1984
TYPE OF TEST : Sex chromosome loss and nondisjunction
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
TEST SYSTEM : Insect - Drosophila melanogaster
DOSE/DURATION : 1 ppm/7D
REFERENCE :
MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 23,179,1974
TYPE OF TEST : Sperm Morphology
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
TEST SYSTEM : Insect - Drosophila melanogaster
DOSE/DURATION : 100 mg/L
REFERENCE :
JULRA7 Journal of Ultrastructure Research. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1975- Volume(issue)/page/year:
48,242,1974
TYPE OF TEST : Micronucleus test
TEST SYSTEM : Non-mammalian species Testis
DOSE/DURATION : 54 nmol/L
REFERENCE :
MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 247,29,1991
TYPE OF TEST : Sex chromosome loss and nondisjunction
TEST SYSTEM : Non-mammalian species Testis
DOSE/DURATION : 54 nmol/L
REFERENCE :
MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 247,29,1991
TYPE OF TEST : Sex chromosome loss and nondisjunction
TEST SYSTEM : Non-mammalian species Cells - not otherwise specified
DOSE/DURATION : 27 nmol/L
REFERENCE :
MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 247,29,1991
TYPE OF TEST : Micronucleus test
TEST SYSTEM : Human Fibroblast
DOSE/DURATION : 7500 ng/L
REFERENCE :
MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 261,57,1991
TYPE OF TEST : Mutation test systems - not otherwise specified
TEST SYSTEM : Human Fibroblast
DOSE/DURATION : 20 ug/kg
REFERENCE :
TIVIEQ Toxicology In Vitro. (Pergamon Press Inc., Maxwell House, Fairview
Park, Elmsford, NY 10523) V.1- 1987- Volume(issue)/page/year: 4,75,1990
TYPE OF TEST : Cytogenetic analysis
TEST SYSTEM : Human Fibroblast
DOSE/DURATION : 15 ug/L
REFERENCE :
MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 261,57,1991
TYPE OF TEST : Cytogenetic analysis
TEST SYSTEM : Human Cells - not otherwise specified
DOSE/DURATION : 10 ug/L
REFERENCE :
TSITAQ Tsitologiya. Cytology. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow,
USSR) V.1- 1959- Volume(issue)/page/year: 12,382,1970
TYPE OF TEST : Sex chromosome loss and nondisjunction
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: 190,137,1987
TYPE OF TEST : Sex chromosome loss and nondisjunction
TEST SYSTEM : Human Fibroblast
DOSE/DURATION : 20 ug/L
REFERENCE :
MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 240,241,1990
TYPE OF TEST : Micronucleus test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 2500 ug/kg/24H
REFERENCE :
MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 23,239,1974
TYPE OF TEST : DNA inhibition
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - mouse Ascites tumor
DOSE/DURATION : 20 mg/L
REFERENCE :
NEOLA4 Neoplasma. (Karger-Libri, P.O. Box, CH-4009 Basel, Switzerland) V.4-
1957- Volume(issue)/page/year: 22,105,1975
TYPE OF TEST : Mutation test systems - not otherwise specified
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - mouse Ascites tumor
DOSE/DURATION : 20 mg/L
REFERENCE :
NEOLA4 Neoplasma. (Karger-Libri, P.O. Box, CH-4009 Basel, Switzerland) V.4-
1957- Volume(issue)/page/year: 22,105,1975
TYPE OF TEST : Mutation test systems - not otherwise specified
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - mouse Embryo
DOSE/DURATION : 80 ug/L
REFERENCE :
JCLLAX Journal of Cellular Physiology. (Alan R. Liss, Inc., 41 E. 11th St.,
New York, NY 10003) V.67- 1966- Volume(issue)/page/year: 83,401,1974
TYPE OF TEST : Cytogenetic analysis
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 1 mg/kg
REFERENCE :
AJANA2 American Journal of Anatomy. (Alan R. Liss, Inc., 41 E. 11th St.,
New York, NY 10003) V.1-192, 1901-91. Volume(issue)/page/year: 137,67,1973
TYPE OF TEST : Sex chromosome loss and nondisjunction
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 37 mg/kg
REFERENCE :
ENMUDM Environmental Mutagenesis. (New York, NY) V.1-9, 1979-87. For
publisher information, see EMMUEG. Volume(issue)/page/year: 6,422,1984
TYPE OF TEST : Micronucleus test
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - hamster Lung
DOSE/DURATION : 5 mg/L
REFERENCE :
CYTBAI Cytobios. (Faculty Press, 88 Regent St., Cambridge, UK) V.1- 1969-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 46,79,1986
TYPE OF TEST : Morphological transformation
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - hamster Embryo
DOSE/DURATION : 10 ug/L
REFERENCE :
CRNGDP Carcinogenesis (London). (Oxford Univ. Press, Pinkhill House,
Southfield Road, Eynsham, Oxford OX8 1JJ, UK) V.1- 1980-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 5,89,1984
TYPE OF TEST : Unscheduled DNA synthesis
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - hamster Lung
DOSE/DURATION : 1 mg/L
REFERENCE :
CYTBAI Cytobios. (Faculty Press, 88 Regent St., Cambridge, UK) V.1- 1969-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 46,79,1986
TYPE OF TEST : Mutation test systems - not otherwise specified
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - hamster Lung
DOSE/DURATION : 1 mg/L
REFERENCE :
CYTBAI Cytobios. (Faculty Press, 88 Regent St., Cambridge, UK) V.1- 1969-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 46,79,1986
TYPE OF TEST : Mutation test systems - not otherwise specified
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - hamster Embryo
DOSE/DURATION : 100 ug/kg
REFERENCE :
TIVIEQ Toxicology In Vitro. (Pergamon Press Inc., Maxwell House, Fairview
Park, Elmsford, NY 10523) V.1- 1987- Volume(issue)/page/year: 4,75,1990
TYPE OF TEST : Cytogenetic analysis
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - hamster Lung
DOSE/DURATION : 40 ug/L
REFERENCE :
MUTAEX Mutagenesis. (Oxford Univ. Press, Pinkhill House, Southfield Road,
Eynsham, Oxford OX8 1JJ, UK) V.1- 1986- Volume(issue)/page/year: 2,23,1987
TYPE OF TEST : Cytogenetic analysis
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - hamster Ovary
DOSE/DURATION : 15 ug/L
REFERENCE :
CYTGAX Cytogenetics. (Basel, Switzerland) V.1-11, 1962-72. For publisher
information, see CGCGBR. Volume(issue)/page/year: 8,158,1969
TYPE OF TEST : Cytogenetic analysis
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - hamster Embryo
DOSE/DURATION : 10 ug/L
REFERENCE :
CRNGDP Carcinogenesis (London). (Oxford Univ. Press, Pinkhill House,
Southfield Road, Eynsham, Oxford OX8 1JJ, UK) V.1- 1980-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 5,89,1984
TYPE OF TEST : Cytogenetic analysis
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - hamster Fibroblast
DOSE/DURATION : 5 ug/L
REFERENCE :
MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 139,127,1984
TYPE OF TEST : Sex chromosome loss and nondisjunction
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - hamster Embryo
DOSE/DURATION : 100 ug/L
REFERENCE :
PAACA3 Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research. (Waverly
Press, 428 E. Preston St., Baltimore, MD 21202) V.1- 1954-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 27,39,1986
TYPE OF TEST : Sex chromosome loss and nondisjunction
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - hamster Cells - not otherwise specified
DOSE/DURATION : 18 ug/L
REFERENCE :
CGCGBR Cytogenetics and Cell Genetics. (S. Karger Pub., Inc., 79 Fifth
Ave., New York, NY 10003) V.12- 1973- Volume(issue)/page/year:
12,165,1973
TYPE OF TEST : Sex chromosome loss and nondisjunction
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - hamster Fibroblast
DOSE/DURATION : 5 ug/L
REFERENCE :
MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 139,127,1984
TYPE OF TEST : Sex chromosome loss and nondisjunction
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - hamster Lung
DOSE/DURATION : 25 ug/L
REFERENCE :
TCMUD8 Teratogenesis, Carcinogenesis, and Mutagenesis. (Alan R. Liss, Inc.,
41 E. 11th St., New York, NY 10003) V.1- 1980- Volume(issue)/page/year:
8,45,1988
TYPE OF TEST : Sex chromosome loss and nondisjunction
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - hamster Ovary
DOSE/DURATION : 25 ug/L
REFERENCE :
MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 379,83,1997
TYPE OF TEST : Sex chromosome loss and nondisjunction
TEST SYSTEM : Mammal - species unspecified
DOSE/DURATION : 2 ug/L
REFERENCE :
MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 201,423,1988
*** REVIEWS ***
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
JAMAAP JAMA, Journal of the American Medical Association. (AMA, 535 N.
Dearborn St., Chicago, IL 60610) V.1- 1883- Volume(issue)/page/year:
172,1765,1960
*** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA ***
NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
NOES Hazard Code - X3189
No. of Facilities: 105 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 2
No. of Occupations: 2
No. of Employees: 412 (estimated)
No. of Female Employees: 287 (estimated)
*** STATUS IN U.S. ***
EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Positive: D melanogaster-whole sex chrom. loss
EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Positive: D melanogaster-nondisjunction; Mammalian
micronucleus
*** END OF RECORD ***