*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : AY5088000
CHEMICAL NAME           : beta-Alanine,
                          N-(((((2,3-dihydro-2,2-dimethyl-7-benzofuranyl)oxy)ca
                          rbonyl)methylamino)th io)- N-(1-methylethyl)-, ethyl
                          ester
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 82560-54-1
OTHER CAS REGISTRY NOS. : 88650-68-4
LAST UPDATED            : 199606
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 15
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C20-H30-N2-O5-S
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 410.58
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Agricultural Chemical
                          Mutagen
                          Reproductive Effector
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Aminofuracarb
   * Benfuracarb
   * Furacon
   * OC-11588
   * OK 174
   * Oncol
   * Oncol 5G
 
                       *** 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           : 105 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
   Sense Organs and Special Senses (Eye) - lacrimation
   Gastrointestinal - hypermotility, diarrhea
REFERENCE :
   NNGADV Nippon Noyaku Gakkaishi.  Journal of the Pesticide Science Society of
   Japan.  (Nippon Noyaku Gakkai, 1-43-11, Komagome, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 170,
   Japan)  V.1-    1976-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 14,517,1989
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 240 mg/m3/4H
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   DEVEAA Defense des Vegetaux. (Federation Nationale des Groupements de
   Protection des Cultures, 149, rue de Bercy, 75595 Paris Cedex, 12, France)
   V.1-  1947-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 38,3,1984
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : >2 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   PEMNDP Pesticide Manual.  (The British Crop Protection Council, 20 Bridport
   Rd., Thornton Heath CR4 7QG, UK)  V.1-    1968-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   9,57,1991
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 102 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
   Sense Organs and Special Senses (Eye) - lacrimation
   Gastrointestinal - hypermotility, diarrhea
REFERENCE :
   NNGADV Nippon Noyaku Gakkaishi.  Journal of the Pesticide Science Society of
   Japan.  (Nippon Noyaku Gakkai, 1-43-11, Komagome, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 170,
   Japan)  V.1-    1976-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 14,517,1989
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 288 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   52UAA9 "International Congress of Plant Protection, Proceedings of a
   Conference: Plant Protection for Human Welfare, 10th, Brighton, UK, Nov.
   20-25, 1983"  (British Crop Protection Council, Bear Farm, Binfield,
   Bracknell. Berkshire RG12 5QE, UK), 3 vols, 1983.  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   1,360,1983
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Mammal - dog
DOSE/DURATION           : 300 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   PEMNDP Pesticide Manual.  (The British Crop Protection Council, 20 Bridport
   Rd., Thornton Heath CR4 7QG, UK)  V.1-    1968-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   9,57,1991
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Bird - chicken
DOSE/DURATION           : 92 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   JPIFAN Japan Pesticide Information.  (Japan Plant Protection Assoc.,
   1-43-11, Komagome, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 170, Japan)  No.1-61, 1969-92.  For
   publisher information, see AGJAEP.  Volume(issue)/page/year: (54),23,1989
 
                 ** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 2160 mg/kg/13W-C
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Gastrointestinal - other changes
   Blood - normocytic anemia
   Skin and Appendages - hair
REFERENCE :
   NNGADV Nippon Noyaku Gakkaishi.  Journal of the Pesticide Science Society of
   Japan.  (Nippon Noyaku Gakkai, 1-43-11, Komagome, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 170,
   Japan)  V.1-    1976-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 14,517,1989
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 8760 mg/kg/2Y-C
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Skin and Appendages - hair
   Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
   Biochemical - Enzyme inhibition, induction, or change in blood or tissue
   levels - true cholinesterase
REFERENCE :
   NNGADV Nippon Noyaku Gakkaishi.  Journal of the Pesticide Science Society of
   Japan.  (Nippon Noyaku Gakkai, 1-43-11, Komagome, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 170,
   Japan)  V.1-    1976-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 14,517,1989
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 10800 mg/kg/13W-C
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Blood - normocytic anemia
   Blood - changes in leukocyte (WBC) count
   Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
REFERENCE :
   NNGADV Nippon Noyaku Gakkaishi.  Journal of the Pesticide Science Society of
   Japan.  (Nippon Noyaku Gakkai, 1-43-11, Komagome, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 170,
   Japan)  V.1-    1976-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 14,517,1989
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Mammal - dog
DOSE/DURATION           : 3650 mg/kg/2Y-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - tremor
   Behavioral - ataxia
REFERENCE :
   NNGADV Nippon Noyaku Gakkaishi.  Journal of the Pesticide Science Society of
   Japan.  (Nippon Noyaku Gakkai, 1-43-11, Komagome, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 170,
   Japan)  V.1-    1976-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 14,517,1989
 
                          ** REPRODUCTIVE DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE                    : 560 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 6-19 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Effects on Embryo or Fetus - fetotoxicity (except death,
   e.g., stunted fetus)
REFERENCE :
   NNGADV Nippon Noyaku Gakkaishi.  Journal of the Pesticide Science Society of
   Japan.  (Nippon Noyaku Gakkai, 1-43-11, Komagome, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 170,
   Japan)  V.1-    1976-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 14,517,1989
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE                    : 345 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 7-29 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Effects on Embryo or Fetus - fetotoxicity (except death,
   e.g., stunted fetus)
REFERENCE :
   NNGADV Nippon Noyaku Gakkaishi.  Journal of the Pesticide Science Society of
   Japan.  (Nippon Noyaku Gakkai, 1-43-11, Komagome, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 170,
   Japan)  V.1-    1976-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 14,517,1989
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Sex chromosome loss and nondisjunction
TEST SYSTEM             : Yeast - Saccharomyces cerevisiae
DOSE/DURATION           : 5 umol/L
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 345,111,1995
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Micronucleus test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 15 mg/kg
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 345,111,1995
 
                            *** END OF RECORD ***