*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***
RTECS NUMBER : MP8050000
CHEMICAL NAME : 4-Hexenoic acid,
6-(4-hydroxy-6-methoxy-7-methyl-3-oxo-5-phthalanyl)-4
-methyl-, (E)-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 24280-93-1
LAST UPDATED : 199409
DATA ITEMS CITED : 24
MOLECULAR FORMULA : C17-H20-O6
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 320.37
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T56 BVO DHJ F1 GO1 H2UY1&2VQ IQ
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Drug
Mutagen
Reproductive Effector
Natural Product
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* 6-(4-Hydroxy-6-methoxy-7-methyl-3-oxo-5-phthalanyl)-4-methyl-4-hexenoic
acid (E)-
* Lilly-68618
* Melbex
* 4-Methyl-5-methoxy-7-hydroxy-6-(5-carboxy-3-methylpent-2-en-1-yl)-phthal
ide (E)-
* Micofenolico acido
* Mycophenolic acid
* NSC-129185
* Phthalide,
6-(5-carboxy-3-methyl-2-pentenyl)-7-hydroxy-5-methoxy-4-methyl-
*** 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 : 352 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - muscle weakness
Behavioral - ataxia
Gastrointestinal - hypermotility, diarrhea
REFERENCE :
TOIZAG Toho Igakkai Zasshi. Journal of Medical Society of Toho University.
(Toho Daigaku Igakkai, 21-16, Omori-nishi, 5-chome, Ota-ku, Tokyo 143,
Japan) V.1- 1954- Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,400,1982
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 220 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
TOIZAG Toho Igakkai Zasshi. Journal of Medical Society of Toho University.
(Toho Daigaku Igakkai, 21-16, Omori-nishi, 5-chome, Ota-ku, Tokyo 143,
Japan) V.1- 1954- Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,400,1982
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 230 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
TOIZAG Toho Igakkai Zasshi. Journal of Medical Society of Toho University.
(Toho Daigaku Igakkai, 21-16, Omori-nishi, 5-chome, Ota-ku, Tokyo 143,
Japan) V.1- 1954- Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,400,1982
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 450 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
Blood - normocytic anemia
Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
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:
9,1,1973
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 :
85GDA2 "CRC Handbook of Antibiotic Compounds," Vols.1- , Berdy, J., Boca
Raton, FL, CRC Press, 1980- Volume(issue)/page/year: 5,445,1981
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 505 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
TOIZAG Toho Igakkai Zasshi. Journal of Medical Society of Toho University.
(Toho Daigaku Igakkai, 21-16, Omori-nishi, 5-chome, Ota-ku, Tokyo 143,
Japan) V.1- 1954- Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,400,1982
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 1175 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
TOIZAG Toho Igakkai Zasshi. Journal of Medical Society of Toho University.
(Toho Daigaku Igakkai, 21-16, Omori-nishi, 5-chome, Ota-ku, Tokyo 143,
Japan) V.1- 1954- Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,400,1982
TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 500 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
85ERAY "Antibiotics: Origin, Nature, and Properties," Korzyoski, T., et al.,
eds., Washington, DC, American Soc. for Microbiology, 1978
Volume(issue)/page/year: 3,1740,1978
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : >6 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
TOIZAG Toho Igakkai Zasshi. Journal of Medical Society of Toho University.
(Toho Daigaku Igakkai, 21-16, Omori-nishi, 5-chome, Ota-ku, Tokyo 143,
Japan) V.1- 1954- Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,400,1982
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Mammal - species unspecified
DOSE/DURATION : 1 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Tumorigenic - active as anti-cancer agent
REFERENCE :
ABCHA6 Agricultural and Biological Chemistry. (Maruzen Co. Ltd., POB 5050,
Tokyo International, Tokyo 100-31, Japan) V.25- 1961-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 33,1594,1969
** REPRODUCTIVE DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE : 900 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION : male 30 day(s) pre-mating
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Paternal Effects - testes, epididymis, sperm duct
Reproductive - Paternal Effects - prostate, seminal vesicle, Cowper's gland,
accessory glands
REFERENCE :
TOIZAG Toho Igakkai Zasshi. Journal of Medical Society of Toho University.
(Toho Daigaku Igakkai, 21-16, Omori-nishi, 5-chome, Ota-ku, Tokyo 143,
Japan) V.1- 1954- Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,400,1982
** MUTATION DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : DNA adduct
TEST SYSTEM : Bacteria - Escherichia coli
DOSE/DURATION : 30 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 test systems - not otherwise specified
TEST SYSTEM : Yeast - Saccharomyces cerevisiae
DOSE/DURATION : 10 mg/L
REFERENCE :
AMACCQ Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. (American Soc. for
Microbiology, 1913 I St., NW, Washington, DC 20006) V.1- 1972-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 2,61,1972
TYPE OF TEST : DNA damage
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - mouse Cells - not otherwise specified
DOSE/DURATION : 32 mg/L
REFERENCE :
GANNA2 Gann. Japanese Journal of Cancer Research. (Tokyo, Japan) V.1-75,
1907-84. For publisher information, see JJCREP. Volume(issue)/page/year:
68,619,1977
TYPE OF TEST : DNA inhibition
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - mouse Lymphocyte
DOSE/DURATION : 200 nmol/L
REFERENCE :
CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106) V.1- 1941- Volume(issue)/page/year:
45,5512,1985
TYPE OF TEST : Mutation test systems - not otherwise specified
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - mouse Lymphocyte
DOSE/DURATION : 400 nmol/L
REFERENCE :
CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106) V.1- 1941- Volume(issue)/page/year:
45,5512,1985
TYPE OF TEST : Cytogenetic analysis
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - mouse Cells - not otherwise specified
DOSE/DURATION : 32 ug/L
REFERENCE :
GANNA2 Gann. Japanese Journal of Cancer Research. (Tokyo, Japan) V.1-75,
1907-84. For publisher information, see JJCREP. Volume(issue)/page/year:
68,619,1977
TYPE OF TEST : Mutation in mammalian somatic cells
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - mouse Cells - not otherwise specified
DOSE/DURATION : 32 ug/L
REFERENCE :
GANNA2 Gann. Japanese Journal of Cancer Research. (Tokyo, Japan) V.1-75,
1907-84. For publisher information, see JJCREP. Volume(issue)/page/year:
68,619,1977
TYPE OF TEST : DNA inhibition
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - hamster Ovary
DOSE/DURATION : 2 umol/L
REFERENCE :
BCPCA6 Biochemical Pharmacology. (Pergamon Press Inc., Maxwell House,
Fairview Park, Elmsford, NY 10523) V.1- 1958- Volume(issue)/page/year:
31,1109,1982
TYPE OF TEST : Mutation test systems - not otherwise specified
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - hamster Ovary
DOSE/DURATION : 2 umol/L
REFERENCE :
BCPCA6 Biochemical Pharmacology. (Pergamon Press Inc., Maxwell House,
Fairview Park, Elmsford, NY 10523) V.1- 1958- Volume(issue)/page/year:
31,1109,1982
*** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA ***
NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
NOHS Hazard Code - A1173
No. of Facilities: 33 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 1
No. of Occupations: 4
No. of Employees: 2409 (estimated)
*** STATUS IN U.S. ***
EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Positive: In vitro cytogenetics-nonhuman
EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Negative: B subtilis rec assay
EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Inconclusive: Histidine reversion-Ames test
*** END OF RECORD ***