*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : NL3150000
CHEMICAL NAME           : 1H-Indole-3-acetic acid
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 87-51-4
LAST UPDATED            : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 16
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C10-H9-N-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 175.20
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T56 BMJ D1VQ
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Agricultural Chemical
                          Tumorigen
                          Mutagen
                          Reproductive Effector
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Indol-3-ylacetic acid
   * Acetic acid, indolyl-
   * Heteroauxin
   * Hexteroauxin
   * IAA
   * 3-Iaa
   * beta-Indoleacetic acid
   * beta-Indole-3-acetic acid
   * 3-Indoleacetic acid
   * alpha-Indol-3-yl-acetic acid
   * beta-Indolylacetic acid
   * Indolyl-3-acetic acid
   * 3-Indolylacetic acid
   * Kyselina 3-indolyloctova
   * Rhizopin
   * Rhizopon A
   * omega-Skatole carboxylic acid
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD - Lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : >500 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   NCNSA6 National Academy of Sciences, National Research Council,
   Chemical-Biological Coordination Center, Review.  (Washington, DC)
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 5,7,1953
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 150 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   NTIS** National Technical Information Service.  (Springfield, VA 22161)
   Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: AD691-490
 
                          ** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 2000 mg/kg/20W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
   Tumorigenic - tumor types after systemic administration not seen
   spontaneously
REFERENCE :
   AICCA6 Acta Unio Internationalis Contra Cancrum.  (Louvain, Belgium) V.1-20,
   1936-64.  For publisher information, see IJCNAW. Volume(issue)/page/year:
   19,660,1963
 
                          ** REPRODUCTIVE DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE                    : 4500 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 7-15 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - craniofacial
   (including nose and tongue)
REFERENCE :
   TJADAB Teratology, The International Journal of Abnormal Development. (Alan
   R. Liss, Inc., 41 E. 11th St., New York, NY 10003)  V.1-    1968-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 19,321,1979
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE                    : 450 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 7-15 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - musculoskeletal system
REFERENCE :
   TJADAB Teratology, The International Journal of Abnormal Development. (Alan
   R. Liss, Inc., 41 E. 11th St., New York, NY 10003)  V.1-    1968-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 19,321,1979
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE                    : 4500 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 7-15 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Effects on Embryo or Fetus - fetotoxicity (except death,
   e.g., stunted fetus)
   Reproductive - Effects on Embryo or Fetus - fetal death
   Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - Central Nervous System
REFERENCE :
   TJADAB Teratology, The International Journal of Abnormal Development. (Alan
   R. Liss, Inc., 41 E. 11th St., New York, NY 10003)  V.1-    1968-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 19,321,1979
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE                    : 4500 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 7-15 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - eye/ear
   Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - craniofacial
   (including nose and tongue)
   Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - musculoskeletal system
REFERENCE :
   TJADAB Teratology, The International Journal of Abnormal Development. (Alan
   R. Liss, Inc., 41 E. 11th St., New York, NY 10003)  V.1-    1968-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 19,321,1979
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Gene conversion and mitotic recombination
TEST SYSTEM             : Mold - Aspergillus nidulans
DOSE/DURATION           : 1150 umol/L
REFERENCE :
   CRNGDP Carcinogenesis (London). (Oxford Univ. Press, Pinkhill House,
   Southfield Road, Eynsham, Oxford OX8 1JJ, UK)  V.1-    1980-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 4,1409,1983
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Sex chromosome loss and nondisjunction
TEST SYSTEM             : Mold - Aspergillus nidulans
DOSE/DURATION           : 1150 umol/L
REFERENCE :
   CRNGDP Carcinogenesis (London). (Oxford Univ. Press, Pinkhill House,
   Southfield Road, Eynsham, Oxford OX8 1JJ, UK)  V.1-    1980-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 4,1409,1983
 
TYPE OF TEST            : DNA damage
TEST SYSTEM             : Fish - salmon Sperm
DOSE/DURATION           : 250 umol/L
REFERENCE :
   PYTCAS Phytochemistry.  An International Journal of Plant Biochemistry.
   (Pergamon Press Inc., Maxwell House, Fairview Park, Elmsford, NY 10523) V.1-
      1961-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 11,3135,1972
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation test systems - not otherwise specified
TEST SYSTEM             : Human Leukocyte
DOSE/DURATION           : 100 nmol/L
REFERENCE :
   EXPEAM Experientia.  (Birkhaeuser Verlag, POB 133, CH-4010 Basel,
   Switzerland)  V.1-    1945-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 32,29,1976
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Sister chromatid exchange
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: 241,109,1990
 
TYPE OF TEST            : DNA damage
TEST SYSTEM             : Mammal - species unspecified Lymphocyte
DOSE/DURATION           : 250 umol/L
REFERENCE :
   PYTCAS Phytochemistry.  An International Journal of Plant Biochemistry.
   (Pergamon Press Inc., Maxwell House, Fairview Park, Elmsford, NY 10523) V.1-
      1961-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 11,3135,1972

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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - 83421
       No. of Facilities: 5 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 1
       No. of Occupations: 1
       No. of Employees: 27 (estimated)

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
   
   EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998

 
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