*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : KF4950000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Erythromycin, glucoheptonate (1:1)
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 23067-13-2
LAST UPDATED            : 199504
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 7
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C37-H67-N-O13.C7-H14-O8
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 960.26
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T-14-VO GVTJ C2 DQ D1 EQ F1 H1 JQ J1 L1 N1 KO- BT6OTJ
                          CQ DN1&1 F1& MO- FT6OTJ B1 CQ DO1 D1
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Erythromycin, glucoheptonic acid salt
   * Erythrohycin gluceptate
   * Glucoheptonic acid, compd. with erythromycin (1:1)
   * Ilotycin glucoheptonate
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 288 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   JAPMA8 Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association, Scientific
   Edition.  (Washington, DC) V.29-49, 1940-60.  For publisher information, see
   JPMSAE.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 44,199,1955
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 453 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   JAPMA8 Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association, Scientific
   Edition.  (Washington, DC) V.29-49, 1940-60.  For publisher information, see
   JPMSAE.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 44,199,1955
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : >300 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   JAPMA8 Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association, Scientific
   Edition.  (Washington, DC) V.29-49, 1940-60.  For publisher information, see
   JPMSAE.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 44,199,1955
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - hamster
DOSE/DURATION           : 4 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
   Behavioral - food intake (animal)
   Gastrointestinal - hypermotility, diarrhea
REFERENCE :
   TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology.  (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
   First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1-    1959-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   14,510,1969
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - hamster
DOSE/DURATION           : 6 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
   Behavioral - food intake (animal)
   Gastrointestinal - hypermotility, diarrhea
REFERENCE :
   TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology.  (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
   First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1-    1959-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   14,510,1969

         *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA ***

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - M2916
       No. of Facilities: 33 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 1
       No. of Occupations: 1
       No. of Employees: 99 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - M2916
       No. of Facilities: 79 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 1
       No. of Occupations: 3
       No. of Employees: 1948 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 990 (estimated)

 
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