*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : ME4025000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Griseomycin
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 1393-89-1
LAST UPDATED            : 199506
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C25-H46-Cl-N-O8
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 524.17
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
                          Natural Product
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Lomycin
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD - Lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : >2100 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   ANTCAO Antibiotics and Chemotherapy (Washington, DC).  (Washington, DC)
   V.1-12, 1951-62.  For publisher information, see CLMEA3.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 3,1243,1953
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 210 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   ANTCAO Antibiotics and Chemotherapy (Washington, DC).  (Washington, DC)
   V.1-12, 1951-62.  For publisher information, see CLMEA3.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 3,1243,1953
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 1330 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Peripheral Nerve and Sensation - structural change in nerve or sheath
REFERENCE :
   ANTCAO Antibiotics and Chemotherapy (Washington, DC).  (Washington, DC)
   V.1-12, 1951-62.  For publisher information, see CLMEA3.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 3,1243,1953
 
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