*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : QI7630000
CHEMICAL NAME           : 2-Naphthacenecarboxamide,
                          4,7-bis(dimethylamino)-1,4,4a,5,5a,6,11,12a-octahydro
                          -3,10,12,12a- tetrahydroxy-1,11-dioxo-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 10118-90-8
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 3077644
LAST UPDATED            : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 12
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C23-H27-N3-O7
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 457.53
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : L E6 C666 BV FV CU GUTTT&J DQ EQ GMVH HQ IN1&1 ON1&1
                          RQ
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
                          Mutagen
                          Human
                          Natural Product
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * CL 59806
   * 7-Dimethylamino-6-demethyl-6-deoxytetracycline
   * Minocyclin
   * Minocycline
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Human - woman
DOSE/DURATION           : 28 mg/kg/2W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Brain and Coverings - changes in circulation (hemorrhage, thrombosis, etc.)
   Sense Organs and Special Senses (Eye) - visual field changes
   Behavioral - headache
REFERENCE :
   AIMEAS Annals of Internal Medicine.  (American College of Physicians, 4200
   Pine St., Philadelphia, PA 19104)  V.1-    1927-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   127,168,1997
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Human - man
DOSE/DURATION           : 343 mg/kg/17W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Liver - hepatitis (hepatocellular necrosis), diffuse
   Liver - liver function tests impaired
   Blood - eosinophilia
REFERENCE :
   AJGAAR American Journal of Gastroenterology.  (American College of
   Gastroenterology, Inc., 428 E. Preston St., Baltimore, MD 21202)  V.21-
   1954-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 91,1641,1996
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Human - woman
DOSE/DURATION           : 112 mg/kg/4W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Liver - liver function tests impaired
   Skin and Appendages - dermatitis, other (after systemic exposure)
   Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - body temperature increase
REFERENCE :
   AJGAAR American Journal of Gastroenterology.  (American College of
   Gastroenterology, Inc., 428 E. Preston St., Baltimore, MD 21202)  V.21-
   1954-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 91,1641,1996
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Human - woman
DOSE/DURATION           : 100 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - interstitial nephritis
   Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - proteinuria
   Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - hematuria
REFERENCE :
   BMJOAE British Medical Journal.  (British Medical Assoc., BMA House,
   Tavistock Sq., London WC1H 9JR, UK)  V.1-    1857- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   1,524,1979
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Human - woman
DOSE/DURATION           : 1204 mg/kg/86W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Musculoskeletal - joints
REFERENCE :
   BJRHDF British Journal of Rheumatology.  (Bailliere Tindall, 33 The Avenue,
   Eastborn BN21 3UN, UK)  Volume(issue)/page/year: 33,674,1994
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Human - woman
DOSE/DURATION           : 730 mg/kg/1Y-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - anorexia (human)
   Gastrointestinal - nausea or vomiting
   Liver - liver function tests impaired
REFERENCE :
   AJGAAR American Journal of Gastroenterology.  (American College of
   Gastroenterology, Inc., 428 E. Preston St., Baltimore, MD 21202)  V.21-
   1954-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 91,1641,1996
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 3100 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   85ERAY "Antibiotics: Origin, Nature, and Properties," Korzyoski, T., et al.,
   eds., Washington, DC, American Soc. for Microbiology, 1978
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 1,501,1978
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 310 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   85ERAY "Antibiotics: Origin, Nature, and Properties," Korzyoski, T., et al.,
   eds., Washington, DC, American Soc. for Microbiology, 1978
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 1,501,1978
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 140 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   85ERAY "Antibiotics: Origin, Nature, and Properties," Korzyoski, T., et al.,
   eds., Washington, DC, American Soc. for Microbiology, 1978
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 1,501,1978
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intracerebral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 38 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - hallucinations, distorted perceptions
   Behavioral - excitement
   Musculoskeletal - changes in teeth and supporting structures
REFERENCE :
   CHTHBK Chemotherapy (Basel).  (S. Karger Pub., Inc., 79 Fifth Ave., New
   York, NY 10003) V.13-    1968-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 26,196,1980
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : DNA inhibition
TEST SYSTEM             : Human Lymphocyte
DOSE/DURATION           : 3750 ug/L
REFERENCE :
   BCPHBM British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology.  (Blackwell Scientific Pub.
   Ltd., POB 88, Oxford, UK)  V.1-    1974-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   16,127,1983

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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - X3732
       No. of Facilities: 13 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 1
       No. of Occupations: 2
       No. of Employees: 7704 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 7190 (estimated)

 
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