*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***
RTECS NUMBER : NW8450000
CHEMICAL NAME : Isoquinoline,
1-((3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)methyl)-6,7-dimethoxy-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 58-74-2
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 0312930
REFERENCE : 5-21-06-00182 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED : 199709
DATA ITEMS CITED : 21
MOLECULAR FORMULA : C20-H21-N-O4
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 339.42
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T66 CNJ B1R CO1 DO1& HO1 IO1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Drug
Mutagen
Human
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* 1-((3,4-Dimethoxyphenyl)methyl)-6,7-dimethoxyisoquinoline
* 6,7-Dimethoxy-1-veratrylisoquinoline
* Isoquinoline, 6,7-dimethoxy-1-veratryl-
* Papanerine
* Papaverina
* Papaverine
*** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intramuscular
SPECIES OBSERVED : Human - man
DOSE/DURATION : 1143 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
Behavioral - coma
REFERENCE :
EJCPAS European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. (Springer-Verlag New
York, Inc., Service Center, 44 Hartz Way, Secaucus, NJ 07094) V.3- 1970-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 33,651,1988
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 325 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
ARZNAD Arzneimittel-Forschung. Drug Research. (Editio Cantor Verlag,
Postfach 1255, W-7960 Aulendorf, Fed. Rep. Ger.) V.1- 1951-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 20,1338,1970
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 59600 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
ARZNAD Arzneimittel-Forschung. Drug Research. (Editio Cantor Verlag,
Postfach 1255, W-7960 Aulendorf, Fed. Rep. Ger.) V.1- 1951-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 20,1338,1970
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 151 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
ARZNAD Arzneimittel-Forschung. Drug Research. (Editio Cantor Verlag,
Postfach 1255, W-7960 Aulendorf, Fed. Rep. Ger.) V.1- 1951-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 20,1338,1970
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 13300 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
ARZNAD Arzneimittel-Forschung. Drug Research. (Editio Cantor Verlag,
Postfach 1255, W-7960 Aulendorf, Fed. Rep. Ger.) V.1- 1951-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 26,2172,1976
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 162 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
THERAP Therapie. (Doin, Editeurs, 8, Place de l'Odeon, F-75006 Paris,
France) V.1- 1946- Volume(issue)/page/year: 14,731,1959
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 91 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
USXXAM United States Patent Document. (U.S. Patent Office, Box 9,
Washington, DC 20231) Volume(issue)/page/year: #4738965
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 170 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
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: 227,129,1955
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 25 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - excitement
Behavioral - ataxia
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
REFERENCE :
AIPTAK Archives Internationales de Pharmacodynamie et de Therapie. (Heymans
Institute of Pharmacology, De Pintelaan 185, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium) V.4-
1898- Volume(issue)/page/year: 59,149,1938
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intramuscular
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 175 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
AITEAT Archivum Immunologiae et Therapiae Experimentalis. (Ars Polona, POB
1001, 00-068 Warsaw 1, Poland) V.10- 1962- Volume(issue)/page/year:
15,415,1967
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intradermal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 150 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - excitement
Behavioral - ataxia
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
REFERENCE :
AIPTAK Archives Internationales de Pharmacodynamie et de Therapie. (Heymans
Institute of Pharmacology, De Pintelaan 185, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium) V.4-
1898- Volume(issue)/page/year: 59,149,1938
TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Mammal - dog
DOSE/DURATION : 120 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
FDWU** "Ueber die Wirkung Verschiedener Gifte Auf Vogel, Dissertation,"
Forchheimer, L., Pharmakologischen Institut der Universitat Wurzburg, Fed.
Rep. Ger., 1931 Volume(issue)/page/year: -,-,1931
TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Mammal - cat
DOSE/DURATION : 120 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
FDWU** "Ueber die Wirkung Verschiedener Gifte Auf Vogel, Dissertation,"
Forchheimer, L., Pharmakologischen Institut der Universitat Wurzburg, Fed.
Rep. Ger., 1931 Volume(issue)/page/year: -,-,1931
TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : 190 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
HBAMAK "Abdernalden's Handbuch der Biologischen Arbeitsmethoden." (Leipzig,
Ger. Dem. Rep.) Volume(issue)/page/year: 4,1289,1935
TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : 250 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
HBAMAK "Abdernalden's Handbuch der Biologischen Arbeitsmethoden." (Leipzig,
Ger. Dem. Rep.) Volume(issue)/page/year: 4,1289,1935
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : 25 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - excitement
Behavioral - ataxia
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
REFERENCE :
AIPTAK Archives Internationales de Pharmacodynamie et de Therapie. (Heymans
Institute of Pharmacology, De Pintelaan 185, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium) V.4-
1898- Volume(issue)/page/year: 59,149,1938
TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Bird - pigeon
DOSE/DURATION : 150 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
FDWU** "Ueber die Wirkung Verschiedener Gifte Auf Vogel, Dissertation,"
Forchheimer, L., Pharmakologischen Institut der Universitat Wurzburg, Fed.
Rep. Ger., 1931 Volume(issue)/page/year: -,-,1931
TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Amphibian - frog
DOSE/DURATION : 140 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
HBAMAK "Abdernalden's Handbuch der Biologischen Arbeitsmethoden." (Leipzig,
Ger. Dem. Rep.) Volume(issue)/page/year: 4,1289,1935
TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Parenteral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Amphibian - frog
DOSE/DURATION : 225 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - altered sleep time (including change in righting reflex)
Cardiac - pulse rate
Gastrointestinal - nausea or vomiting
REFERENCE :
JPETAB Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. (Williams &
Wilkins Co., 428 E. Preston St., Baltimore, MD 21202) V.1- 1909/10-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 25,35,1925
** MUTATION DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : Mutation test systems - not otherwise specified
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - mouse Cells - not otherwise specified
DOSE/DURATION : 100 umol/L
REFERENCE :
JIDEAE Journal of Investigative Dermatology. (Williams & Wilkins Co., 428
E. Preston St., Baltimore, MD 21202) V.1- 1938- Volume(issue)/page/year:
66,313,1976
*** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA ***
NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
NOES Hazard Code - X4373
No. of Facilities: 17 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 1
No. of Occupations: 2
No. of Employees: 563 (estimated)
No. of Female Employees: 481 (estimated)
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