*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : OK6420000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Luteinizing hormone-releasing factor (pig),
                          6-D-alanine-9-N-ethyl-L-prolinamide)-10-
                          deglicinamide-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 52435-06-0
OTHER CAS REGISTRY NOS. : 56136-33-5
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 0906592
LAST UPDATED            : 199706
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 20
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C56-H78-N16-O12
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 1167.50
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Reproductive Effector
                          Human
                          Hormone
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * (D-Ala(sup 6)-des-gly-NH2(sup 10))LHRH ethylamide
   * (D-Ala(sup 6)-des-gly-NH2(sup 10))-luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone  
   ethylamide
   * 6-D-Alanine-9-(N-ethyl-L-prolinamide)-10-deglycinamide-luteinizing  
   hormone-releasing hormone
   * AY-25,205
   * TAP 127
   * WY 18481
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 50 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - ataxia
REFERENCE :
   AEFTAA Acta Europaea Fertilitatis.  (COFESE Eds., Piazzale Ungheria 73,
   90141 Palermo, Italy) V.1-    1969-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 11,113,1980
 
                          ** REPRODUCTIVE DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Human - woman
DOSE                    : 12 ug/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 3 day(s) pre-mating
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Maternal Effects - oogenesis
   Reproductive - Maternal Effects - menstrual cycle changes or disorders
REFERENCE :
   SCYYDZ Shengzhi Yu Biyun.  Reproduction and Contraception.  (China
   International Book Trading Corp., POB 2820, Beijing, Peop. Rep. China) 1980-
    Volume(issue)/page/year: 11(4),29,1991
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Human - woman
DOSE                    : 30 ug/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 3 day(s) pre-mating
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Maternal Effects - other effects
REFERENCE :
   SCYYDZ Shengzhi Yu Biyun.  Reproduction and Contraception.  (China
   International Book Trading Corp., POB 2820, Beijing, Peop. Rep. China) 1980-
    Volume(issue)/page/year: 11(4),29,1991
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Human - woman
DOSE                    : 20 ug/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 5 day(s) pre-mating
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Maternal Effects - oogenesis
   Reproductive - Maternal Effects - menstrual cycle changes or disorders
   Reproductive - Maternal Effects - other effects
REFERENCE :
   SCYYDZ Shengzhi Yu Biyun.  Reproduction and Contraception.  (China
   International Book Trading Corp., POB 2820, Beijing, Peop. Rep. China) 1980-
    Volume(issue)/page/year: 11(4),29,1991
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE                    : 3500 ug/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 1-7 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Fertility - other measures of fertility
REFERENCE :
   IJGOAL International Journal of Gynaecology & Obstetrics.  (Elsevier
   Scientific Pub. Ireland Ltd., POB 85, Limerick, Ireland)  V.7-    1969-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 16,359,1979
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE                    : 30 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)
REFERENCE :
   IJGOAL International Journal of Gynaecology & Obstetrics.  (Elsevier
   Scientific Pub. Ireland Ltd., POB 85, Limerick, Ireland)  V.7-    1969-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 16,359,1979
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE                    : 300 ug/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)
REFERENCE :
   IJGOAL International Journal of Gynaecology & Obstetrics.  (Elsevier
   Scientific Pub. Ireland Ltd., POB 85, Limerick, Ireland)  V.7-    1969-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 16,359,1979
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE                    : 2500 ng/kg
SEX/DURATION            : male 5 day(s) pre-mating
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Paternal Effects - testes, epididymis, sperm duct
REFERENCE :
   ENDOAO Endocrinology (Baltimore).  (Williams & Wilkins Co., 428 E. Preston
   St., Baltimore, MD 21203) V.1-    1917-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   103,641,1978
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE                    : 8400 ug/kg
SEX/DURATION            : male 21 day(s) pre-mating
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Paternal Effects - prostate, seminal vesicle, Cowper's gland,
   accessory glands
REFERENCE :
   JOAND3 Journal of Andrology.  (Lippincott/Harper, Journal Fulfillment Dept.,
   2350 Virginia Ave., Hagerstown, MD 21740)  V.1-    1980-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 2,152,1981
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE                    : 360 ng/kg
SEX/DURATION            : male 9 day(s) pre-mating
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Paternal Effects - other effects on male
REFERENCE :
   BIREBV Biology of Reproduction.  (Soc. for the Study of Reproduction, 309 W.
   Clark St., Champaign, IL 61820)  V.1-    1969-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   22,1094,1980
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE                    : 35 ug/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 1-7 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Fertility - pre-implantation mortality (e.g. reduction in
   number of implants per female; total number of implants per corpora lutea)
   Reproductive - Fertility - other measures of fertility
REFERENCE :
   IJGOAL International Journal of Gynaecology & Obstetrics.  (Elsevier
   Scientific Pub. Ireland Ltd., POB 85, Limerick, Ireland)  V.7-    1969-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 16,359,1979
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intramuscular
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE                    : 50 ng/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 1 day(s) pre-mating
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Fertility - mating performance (e.g. # sperm positive females
   per # females mated; # copulations per # estrus cycles)
REFERENCE :
   JRPFA4 Journal of Reproduction and Fertility.  (Biochemical Soc. Book Depot,
   POB 32, Commerce Way, Colchester, Essex CO2 8HP, UK)  V.1-    1960-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 44,87,1975
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intramuscular
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE                    : 100 ng/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 1 day(s) pre-mating
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Fertility - female fertility index (e.g. # females pregnant
   per # sperm positive females; # females pregnant per # females mated)
REFERENCE :
   FESTAS Fertility and Sterility.  (American Fertility Soc., 608 13th Ave. S,
   Birmingham, AL 35282) V.1-    1950-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 27,1078,1976
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intramuscular
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE                    : 500 ug/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 7 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Fertility - other measures of fertility
REFERENCE :
   IJGOAL International Journal of Gynaecology & Obstetrics.  (Elsevier
   Scientific Pub. Ireland Ltd., POB 85, Limerick, Ireland)  V.7-    1969-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 16,359,1979
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Parenteral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE                    : 32 ug/kg
SEX/DURATION            : male 8 day(s) pre-mating
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Paternal Effects - other effects on male
REFERENCE :
   JSTBBK Journal of Steroid Biochemistry.  (Pergamon Press Ltd., Headington
   Hill Hall, Oxford OX3 0BW, UK)  V.1-    1969-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   13,191,1980
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Parenteral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE                    : 2100 ug/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 84 day(s) pre-mating
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Maternal Effects - ovaries, fallopian tubes
   Reproductive - Maternal Effects - uterus, cervix, vagina
REFERENCE :
   ENDOAO Endocrinology (Baltimore).  (Williams & Wilkins Co., 428 E. Preston
   St., Baltimore, MD 21203) V.1-    1917-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   104,1369,1979
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Parenteral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE                    : 2 ug/kg
SEX/DURATION            : male 4 day(s) pre-mating
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Paternal Effects - testes, epididymis, sperm duct
REFERENCE :
   ENDOAO Endocrinology (Baltimore).  (Williams & Wilkins Co., 428 E. Preston
   St., Baltimore, MD 21203) V.1-    1917-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   104,1369,1979
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Parenteral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE                    : 8 ug/kg
SEX/DURATION            : male 16 day(s) pre-mating
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Paternal Effects - prostate, seminal vesicle, Cowper's gland,
   accessory glands
REFERENCE :
   ENDOAO Endocrinology (Baltimore).  (Williams & Wilkins Co., 428 E. Preston
   St., Baltimore, MD 21203) V.1-    1917-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   104,1369,1979
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE                    : 7 ug/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 1-7 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Fertility - other measures of fertility
REFERENCE :
   IJGOAL International Journal of Gynaecology & Obstetrics.  (Elsevier
   Scientific Pub. Ireland Ltd., POB 85, Limerick, Ireland)  V.7-    1969-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 16,359,1979
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE                    : 6 ug/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)
REFERENCE :
   IJGOAL International Journal of Gynaecology & Obstetrics.  (Elsevier
   Scientific Pub. Ireland Ltd., POB 85, Limerick, Ireland)  V.7-    1969-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 16,359,1979
 
                            *** END OF RECORD ***