*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***
RTECS NUMBER : LM5425000
CHEMICAL NAME : Fluorescein, disodium salt
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 518-47-8
LAST UPDATED : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED : 19
MOLECULAR FORMULA : C20-H10-O5.2Na
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 376.28
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T C666 BO EVJ IR BVQ& MQ &-NA- 2
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Tumorigen
Drug
Mutagen
Reproductive Effector
Human
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* Aizen uranine
* Calcocid uranine B4315
* 9-o-Carboxyphenyl-6-hydroxy-3-isoxanthone, disodium salt
* Certiqual fluoresceine
* C.I. 766
* C.I. Acid Yellow 73
* C.I. 45350 disodium salt
* C.I. 45350 sodium salt
* D&C Yellow No. 8
* Disodium 6-hydroxy-3-oxo-9-xanthene-o-benzoate
* Fluorescein sodium
* Fluorescein sodium B.P
* Fluorescein, soluble
* Fluor-I-strip A.T.
* Ful-Glo
* Funduscein
* Furanium
* Hidacid uranine
* NCI-C54706
* Resorcinol phthalein sodium
* Sodium fluorescein
* Sodium fluoresceinate
* Sodium salt of hydroxy-o-carboxy-phenyl-fluorone
* Soluble fluorescein
* Soluble fluoresceine
* Spiro(isobenzofuran-1(3H),9'-(9H)xanthen)-3-one, 3',6'-dihydroxy-,
disodium salt
* Uranin
* Uranine
* Uranine A Extra
* Uranine O
* Uranine SS
* Uranine USP XII
* Uranine WSS
* Uranine Yellow
* 11824 Yellow
* 12417 Yellow
*** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Human - man
DOSE/DURATION : 14 mg/kg/10M-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Cardiac - arrhythmias (including changes in conduction)
REFERENCE :
AACRAT Anesthesia and Analgesia (New York). (Elsevier Science Pub. Co.,
Inc., 52 Vanderbilt Ave., New York, NY 10017) V.36- 1957-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 66,283,1987
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Human - man
DOSE/DURATION : 7142 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Sense Organs and Special Senses (Eye) - hemorrhage
Gastrointestinal - nausea or vomiting
REFERENCE :
AJOPAA American Journal of Ophthalmology. (Ophthalmic Pub. Co., 435 N.
Michigan Ave., Suite 1415, Chicago, IL 60611) Series 3: V.1- 1918-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 103,111,1987
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 6721 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - changes in motor activity (specific assay)
Behavioral - ataxia
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
REFERENCE :
JOPRAJ Journal of Periodontology. (American Academy of Periodontology, 211
E. Chicago Ave., Chicago, IL 60611) V.1- 1930- Volume(issue)/page/year:
48,228,1977
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 1 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Blood - other changes
REFERENCE :
TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1959- Volume(issue)/page/year:
29,97,1974
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 4738 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - changes in motor activity (specific assay)
Behavioral - ataxia
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
REFERENCE :
JOPRAJ Journal of Periodontology. (American Academy of Periodontology, 211
E. Chicago Ave., Chicago, IL 60611) V.1- 1930- Volume(issue)/page/year:
48,228,1977
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 1 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1959- Volume(issue)/page/year:
29,97,1974
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Mammal - dog
DOSE/DURATION : 1 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Gastrointestinal - changes in structure or function of salivary glands
REFERENCE :
TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1959- Volume(issue)/page/year:
29,97,1974
TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE/DURATION : 1 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
CWLTM* Chemical Warfare Laboratories Technical Memorandum. (U.S. Army
Chemical Center, Edgewood Arsenal, MD 21010) Volume(issue)/page/year:
#47-6,1959
** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 4 gm/kg/28D-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Blood - pigmented or nucleated red blood cells
REFERENCE :
TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1959- Volume(issue)/page/year:
29,97,1974
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Mammal - dog
DOSE/DURATION : 4 gm/kg/28D-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Gastrointestinal - nausea or vomiting
Biochemical - Enzyme inhibition, induction, or change in blood or tissue
levels - transaminases
Related to Chronic Data - death
REFERENCE :
TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1959- Volume(issue)/page/year:
29,97,1974
** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 19 gm/kg/79W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
Tumorigenic - tumors at site of application
REFERENCE :
GANNA2 Gann. Japanese Journal of Cancer Research. (Tokyo, Japan) V.1-75,
1907-84. For publisher information, see JJCREP. Volume(issue)/page/year:
45,446,1954
TYPE OF TEST : TD - Toxic dose (other than lowest)
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 16 gm/kg/1Y-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
Skin and Appendages - tumors
Tumorigenic - tumors at site of application
REFERENCE :
GANNA2 Gann. Japanese Journal of Cancer Research. (Tokyo, Japan) V.1-75,
1907-84. For publisher information, see JJCREP. Volume(issue)/page/year:
47,51,1956
** REPRODUCTIVE DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE : 933 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION : female 5-8 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Maternal Effects - postpartum
Reproductive - Effects on Newborn - viability index (e.g., # alive at day 4
per # born alive)
REFERENCE :
AJOPAA American Journal of Ophthalmology. (Ophthalmic Pub. Co., 435 N.
Michigan Ave., Suite 1415, Chicago, IL 60611) Series 3: V.1- 1918-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 84,847,1977
** MUTATION DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : DNA adduct
TEST SYSTEM : Bacteria - Escherichia coli
DOSE/DURATION : 15 umol/L
REFERENCE :
MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 89,95,1981
TYPE OF TEST : Mutation in mammalian somatic cells
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - mouse Lymphocyte
DOSE/DURATION : 200 mg/L
REFERENCE :
SCIEAS Science. (American Assoc. for the Advancement of Science, 1333 H
St., NW, Washington, DC 20005) V.1- 1895- Volume(issue)/page/year:
236,933,1987
TYPE OF TEST : Sister chromatid exchange
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - hamster Ovary
DOSE/DURATION : 50100 ug/L
REFERENCE :
SCIEAS Science. (American Assoc. for the Advancement of Science, 1333 H
St., NW, Washington, DC 20005) V.1- 1895- Volume(issue)/page/year:
236,933,1987
*** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA ***
NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
NOHS Hazard Code - M1436
No. of Facilities: 2278 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 18
No. of Occupations: 21
No. of Employees: 14785 (estimated)
NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
NOES Hazard Code - M1436
No. of Facilities: 5145 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 76
No. of Occupations: 69
No. of Employees: 94491 (estimated)
No. of Female Employees: 21830 (estimated)
*** STATUS IN U.S. ***
EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
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