*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : AY5600000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Alanine, 3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-, L-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 59-92-7
OTHER CAS REGISTRY NOS. : 90638-38-3
LAST UPDATED            : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 51
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C9-H11-N-O4
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 197.21
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : QVYZ1R CQ DQ  -L
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
                          Drug
                          Mutagen
                          Reproductive Effector
                          Human
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Alanine, 3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-, (-)-
   * 2-Amino-3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)propanoic acid
   * Bendopa
   * Biodopa
   * Brocadopa
   * Cerepap
   * Cidandopa
   * DA
   * Deadopa
   * Dihydroxy-L-phenylalanine
   * L-Dihydroxyphenylalanine
   * (-)-3-(3,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)-L-alanine
   * beta-(3,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)-alpha-alanine
   * L-alpha-Dihydroxyphenylalanine
   * L-beta-(3,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)alanine
   * L-3,4-Dihydroxyphenylalanine
   * L-3,4-Dihydroxyphenyl-alpha-alanine
   * beta-(3,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)-L-alanine
   * 3-(3,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)-L-alanine
   * 3,4-Dihydroxyphenylalanine
   * (-)-3,4-Dihydroxyphenylalanine
   * 3,4-Dihydroxyphenyl-L-alanine
   * 3,4-Dihydroxy-L-phenylalanine
   * (-)-Dopa
   * DOPA
   * L-DOPA
   * Dopaflex
   * Dopal
   * Dopaidan
   * Dopal-fher
   * Dopalina
   * Dopar
   * Doparkine
   * Doparl
   * Dopasol
   * Dopaston
   * Dopastral
   * Doprin
   * Eldopal
   * Eldopatec
   * Eurodopa
   * Helfo DOPA
   * L-o-Hydroxytyrosine
   * 3-Hydroxy-L-tyrosine
   * Insulamina
   * Larodopa
   * Levodopa
   * Levopa
   * Maipedopa
   * Parda
   * Pardopa
   * Ro 4-6316
   * Sobiodopa
   * L-Tyrosine, 3-hydroxy-
   * Veldopa
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Human - woman
DOSE/DURATION           : 320 mg/kg/4D-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - excitement
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
   Gastrointestinal - nausea or vomiting
REFERENCE :
   AHJOA2 American Heart Journal.  (C.V. Mosby Co., 11830 Westline Industrial
   Dr., St. Louis, MO 63146) V.1-    1925-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   110,488,1985
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Human
DOSE/DURATION           : 156 gm/kg/10Y
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
   Behavioral - hallucinations, distorted perceptions
   Behavioral - toxic psychosis
REFERENCE :
   JNNPAU Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry.  (British Medical
   Journal, POB 560B, Kennebunkport, ME 04046)  V.7-    1944-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 34,502,1971
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Human
DOSE/DURATION           : 13 gm/kg/1Y
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - changes in motor activity (specific assay)
   Behavioral - ataxia
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
REFERENCE :
   JNNPAU Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry.  (British Medical
   Journal, POB 560B, Kennebunkport, ME 04046)  V.7-    1944-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 34,668,1971
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 1780 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - excitement
   Behavioral - ataxia
   Behavioral - aggression
REFERENCE :
   TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology.  (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
   First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1-    1959-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   28,1,1974
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 624 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Sense Organs and Special Senses (Eye) - effect, not otherwise specified
   Behavioral - excitement
   Skin and Appendages - hair
REFERENCE :
   TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology.  (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
   First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1-    1959-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   28,1,1974
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 2 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
   Gastrointestinal - changes in structure or function of salivary glands
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes
REFERENCE :
   IYKEDH Iyakuhin Kenkyu.  Study of Medical Supplies.  (Nippon Koteisho
   Kyokai, 12-15, 2-chome, Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150, Japan)  V.1- 1970- 
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 3,186,1972
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : >100 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   NIIRDN Drugs in Japan (Ethical Drugs).  (Yakugyo Jiho Co., Ltd., Tokyo,
   Japan)  Volume(issue)/page/year: 6,905,1982
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 2363 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - excitement
REFERENCE :
   TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology.  (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
   First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1-    1959-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   28,1,1974
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 588 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Sense Organs and Special Senses (Eye) - lacrimation
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - 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:
   28,1,1974
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 4449 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Peripheral Nerve and Sensation - local anesthetic
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
   Gastrointestinal - changes in structure or function of salivary glands
REFERENCE :
   IYKEDH Iyakuhin Kenkyu.  Study of Medical Supplies.  (Nippon Koteisho
   Kyokai, 12-15, 2-chome, Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150, Japan)  V.1- 1970- 
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 3,186,1972
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 450 mg/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:
   28,1,1974
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Unreported
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 3500 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Autonomic Nervous System - sympathomimetic
REFERENCE :
   AEPPAE Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archiv fuer Experimentelle Pathologie und
   Pharmakologie.  (Berlin, Ger.) V.110-253, 1925-66.  For publisher
   information, see NSAPCC.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 153,161,1930
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 609 mg/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:
   28,1,1974
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Bird - wild bird species
DOSE/DURATION           : 100 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   AECTCV Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology.
   (Springer-Verlag New York, Inc., Service Center, 44 Hartz Way, Secaucus, NJ
   070944)  V.1-    1973-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 12,355,1983
 
                 ** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 70 gm/kg/5W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Liver - fatty liver degeneration
   Liver - changes in liver weight
   Related to Chronic Data - death
REFERENCE :
   KSRNAM Kiso to Rinsho.  Clinical Report.  (Yubunsha Co., Ltd., 1-5, Kanda
   Suda-Cho, Chiyoda-ku, KS Bldg., Tokyo 101, Japan)  V.1-    1960-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 4,2844,1970
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 146 gm/kg/26W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
   Related to Chronic Data - death
REFERENCE :
   KSRNAM Kiso to Rinsho.  Clinical Report.  (Yubunsha Co., Ltd., 1-5, Kanda
   Suda-Cho, Chiyoda-ku, KS Bldg., Tokyo 101, Japan)  V.1-    1960-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 4,2844,1970
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 2250 mg/kg/9D-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - changes in motor activity (specific assay)
   Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
REFERENCE :
   AUCMBJ Acta Universitatis Carolinae, Medica, Monographia.  (Univerzita
   Karlova, Ovocny Trh. 3, 11636 Prague 1, Czechoslovakia)  No.1-    1954-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 61,251,1973
 
                          ** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Human - man
DOSE/DURATION           : 87520 mg/kg/1.5Y-C
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - Carcinogenic by RTECS criteria
   Skin and Appendages - tumors
REFERENCE :
   NEURAI Neurology.  (Modern Medicine Pub., Inc., 1 E. First St., Duluth, MN
   55802)  V.1-    1951-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 24,340,1974
 
                          ** REPRODUCTIVE DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE                    : 500 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 1-5 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - other developmental
   abnormalities
REFERENCE :
   TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology.  (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
   First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1-    1959-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   38,251,1976
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE                    : 22 gm/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 1-22 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Effects on Newborn - viability index (e.g., # alive at day 4
   per # born alive)
REFERENCE :
   NATUAS Nature.  (Nature Subscription Dept., POB 1018, Manasguan, NJ 08736)
   V.1-    1869-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 239,285,1972
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE                    : 3600 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 9-14 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Fertility - litter size (e.g. # fetuses per litter; measured
   before birth)
   Reproductive - Effects on Newborn - growth statistics (e.g.%, reduced weight
   gain)
REFERENCE :
   KSRNAM Kiso to Rinsho.  Clinical Report.  (Yubunsha Co., Ltd., 1-5, Kanda
   Suda-Cho, Chiyoda-ku, KS Bldg., Tokyo 101, Japan)  V.1-    1960-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 4,2877,1970
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE                    : 6600 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 7-17 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - musculoskeletal system
   Reproductive - Effects on Newborn - growth statistics (e.g.%, reduced weight
   gain)
REFERENCE :
   YACHDS Yakuri to Chiryo.  Pharmacology and Therapeutics.  (Raifu Saiensu
   Shuppan K.K., 2-5-13, Yaesu, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104, Japan)  V.1-    1972-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 15(Suppl 2),283,1987
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE                    : 700 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 1-7 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - other developmental
   abnormalities
REFERENCE :
   TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology.  (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
   First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1-    1959-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   38,251,1976
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE                    : 480 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 9-14 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Fertility - post-implantation mortality (e.g. dead and/or
   resorbed implants per total number of implants)
REFERENCE :
   SKKNAJ Sankyo Kenkyusho Nempo.  Annual Report of Sankyo Research
   Laboratories.  (Sankyo K.K. Sogo Kenkyusho, 1-2-58 Hiro-machi, Shinagawa-ku,
   Tokyo 140, Japan)  No.15-    1963-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 22,165,1970
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE                    : 4500 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION            : male 15 day(s) pre-mating
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Paternal Effects - spermatogenesis (incl. genetic material,
   sperm morphology, motility, and count)
   Reproductive - Paternal Effects - testes, epididymis, sperm duct
REFERENCE :
   IJMRAQ Indian Journal of Medical Research.  (Indian Council of Medical
   Research, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi 110 029, India)  V.1-    1913-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 71,46,1980
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE                    : 5 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 1 day(s) pre-mating
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Maternal Effects - ovaries, fallopian tubes
REFERENCE :
   ENDOAO Endocrinology (Baltimore).  (Williams & Wilkins Co., 428 E. Preston
   St., Baltimore, MD 21203) V.1-    1917-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   57,466,1955
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE                    : 4800 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 7-12 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Effects on Embryo or Fetus - fetal death
REFERENCE :
   IYKEDH Iyakuhin Kenkyu.  Study of Medical Supplies.  (Nippon Koteisho
   Kyokai, 12-15, 2-chome, Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150, Japan)  V.1- 1970- 
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 3,53,1972
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE                    : 900 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 7-12 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Effects on Embryo or Fetus - fetotoxicity (except death,
   e.g., stunted fetus)
   Reproductive - Effects on Newborn - physical
REFERENCE :
   SKKNAJ Sankyo Kenkyusho Nempo.  Annual Report of Sankyo Research
   Laboratories.  (Sankyo K.K. Sogo Kenkyusho, 1-2-58 Hiro-machi, Shinagawa-ku,
   Tokyo 140, Japan)  No.15-    1963-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 22,165,1970
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE                    : 5 gm/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 6-15 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Fertility - other measures of fertility
REFERENCE :
   AUCMBJ Acta Universitatis Carolinae, Medica, Monographia.  (Univerzita
   Karlova, Ovocny Trh. 3, 11636 Prague 1, Czechoslovakia)  No.1-    1954-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 61,251,1973
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE                    : 2400 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 7-12 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Effects on Newborn - weaning or lactation index (e.g., #
   alive at weaning per # alive at day 4)
REFERENCE :
   IYKEDH Iyakuhin Kenkyu.  Study of Medical Supplies.  (Nippon Koteisho
   Kyokai, 12-15, 2-chome, Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150, Japan)  V.1- 1970- 
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 3,53,1972
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE                    : 1200 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 7-12 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - musculoskeletal system
REFERENCE :
   IYKEDH Iyakuhin Kenkyu.  Study of Medical Supplies.  (Nippon Koteisho
   Kyokai, 12-15, 2-chome, Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150, Japan)  V.1- 1970- 
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 3,53,1972
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE                    : 600 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 7-12 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Fertility - post-implantation mortality (e.g. dead and/or
   resorbed implants per total number of implants)
   Reproductive - Effects on Embryo or Fetus - fetotoxicity (except death,
   e.g., stunted fetus)
REFERENCE :
   SKKNAJ Sankyo Kenkyusho Nempo.  Annual Report of Sankyo Research
   Laboratories.  (Sankyo K.K. Sogo Kenkyusho, 1-2-58 Hiro-machi, Shinagawa-ku,
   Tokyo 140, Japan)  No.15-    1963-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 22,165,1970
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE                    : 1200 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 7-12 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - musculoskeletal system
REFERENCE :
   SKKNAJ Sankyo Kenkyusho Nempo.  Annual Report of Sankyo Research
   Laboratories.  (Sankyo K.K. Sogo Kenkyusho, 1-2-58 Hiro-machi, Shinagawa-ku,
   Tokyo 140, Japan)  No.15-    1963-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 22,165,1970
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE                    : 2250 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 7-15 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - cardiovascular
   (circulatory) system
REFERENCE :
   AUCMBJ Acta Universitatis Carolinae, Medica, Monographia.  (Univerzita
   Karlova, Ovocny Trh. 3, 11636 Prague 1, Czechoslovakia)  No.1-    1954-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 61,251,1973
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 2 umol/plate
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 238,235,1990
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 333 ug/plate
REFERENCE :
   EMMUEG Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis.  (Alan R. Liss, Inc., 41 E.
   11th St., New York, NY 10003)  V.10-    1987-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   11,523,1988
 
TYPE OF TEST            : DNA repair
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Bacillus subtilis
DOSE/DURATION           : 500 ug/disc
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 137,17,1984
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Micronucleus test
TEST SYSTEM             : Human Embryo
DOSE/DURATION           : 39400 ug/L
REFERENCE :
   SNSHBT Senshokutai.  Chromosome.  (Sensyokutai Gakkai, Kaokusai Kirisutokyo
   Daigaku, Mitaka, Tokyo-to, Japan)  No.1-    1946-    Adopted new numbering
   in 1976.  Volume(issue)/page/year: (20),574,1980
 
TYPE OF TEST            : DNA damage
TEST SYSTEM             : Human Fibroblast
DOSE/DURATION           : 3 mmol/L
REFERENCE :
   CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
   Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106)  V.1-    1941-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   42,3783,1982
 
TYPE OF TEST            : DNA damage
TEST SYSTEM             : Human Cells - not otherwise specified
DOSE/DURATION           : 3 mmol/L
REFERENCE :
   CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
   Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106)  V.1-    1941-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   42,3783,1982
 
TYPE OF TEST            : DNA inhibition
TEST SYSTEM             : Human Fibroblast
DOSE/DURATION           : 3 mmol/L
REFERENCE :
   CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
   Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106)  V.1-    1941-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   42,3783,1982
 
TYPE OF TEST            : DNA inhibition
TEST SYSTEM             : Human Cells - not otherwise specified
DOSE/DURATION           : 3 mmol/L
REFERENCE :
   CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
   Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106)  V.1-    1941-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   42,3783,1982
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation test systems - not otherwise specified
TEST SYSTEM             : Human Fibroblast
DOSE/DURATION           : 3 mmol/L
REFERENCE :
   CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
   Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106)  V.1-    1941-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   42,3783,1982
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation test systems - not otherwise specified
TEST SYSTEM             : Human Cells - not otherwise specified
DOSE/DURATION           : 3 mmol/L
REFERENCE :
   CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
   Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106)  V.1-    1941-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   42,3783,1982
 
TYPE OF TEST            : DNA damage
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - rat Lung
DOSE/DURATION           : 25 umol/L
REFERENCE :
   ABCHA6 Agricultural and Biological Chemistry.  (Maruzen Co. Ltd., POB 5050,
   Tokyo International, Tokyo 100-31, Japan)  V.25-    1961-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 39,795,1975
 
TYPE OF TEST            : DNA inhibition
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - mouse Cells - not otherwise specified
DOSE/DURATION           : 3800 nmol/L
REFERENCE :
   CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
   Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106)  V.1-    1941-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   40,1414,1980
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in mammalian somatic cells
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - mouse Lymphocyte
DOSE/DURATION           : 100 mg/L
REFERENCE :
   EMMUEG Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis.  (Alan R. Liss, Inc., 41 E.
   11th St., New York, NY 10003)  V.10-    1987-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   11,523,1988
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Micronucleus test
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - hamster Lung
DOSE/DURATION           : 98500 ug/L
REFERENCE :
   SNSHBT Senshokutai.  Chromosome.  (Sensyokutai Gakkai, Kaokusai Kirisutokyo
   Daigaku, Mitaka, Tokyo-to, Japan)  No.1-    1946-    Adopted new numbering
   in 1976.  Volume(issue)/page/year: (20),574,1980
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in mammalian somatic cells
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - hamster Lung
DOSE/DURATION           : 100 umol/L
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 238,235,1990

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NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - X3795
       No. of Facilities: 57 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 2
       No. of Occupations: 9
       No. of Employees: 3893 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 1571 (estimated)

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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