*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : QI7750000
CHEMICAL NAME           : 2-Naphthacenecarboxamide,
                          7-chloro-4-(dimethylamino)-1,4,4a,5,5a,6,11,12a-octah
                          ydro- 3,6,10,12,12a-pentahydroxy-6-methyl-1,11-dioxo-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 57-62-5
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 17
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C22-H23-Cl-N2-O8
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 478.92
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : L E6 C666 BV FV CU GUTTT&J DQ EQ GVZ HQ IN1&1 MQ M1
                          OG RQ
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Agricultural Chemical
                          Drug
                          Reproductive Effector
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Acronize
   * Aureocina
   * Aureomycin
   * Aureomycin A-377
   * Aureomykoin
   * Biomitsin
   * Biomycin
   * 7-Chlorotetracycline
   * Chlortetracycline
   * Chrysomykine
   * CTC
   * Duomycin
   * Flamycin
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 3 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   JAFCAU Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.  (American Chemical Soc.,
   Distribution Office Dept. 223, POB 57136, West End Stn., Washington, DC
   20037)  V.1-    1953-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 17,497,1969
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 335 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   CLDND* Compilation of LD50 Values of New Drugs.  (J.R. MacDougal, Dept. of
   National Health and Welfare, Food and Drug Divisions, 35 John St., Ottawa,
   Ont., Canada)
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 118 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   ANTCAO Antibiotics and Chemotherapy (Washington, DC).  (Washington, DC)
   V.1-12, 1951-62.  For publisher information, see CLMEA3.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 6,623,1956
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 1500 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   AAGAAW Antimicrobial Agents Annual.  (New York, NY)  1960.  For publisher
   information, see AMACCQ.  Volume(issue)/page/year: -,595,1960
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 192 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   CLDND* Compilation of LD50 Values of New Drugs.  (J.R. MacDougal, Dept. of
   National Health and Welfare, Food and Drug Divisions, 35 John St., Ottawa,
   Ont., Canada)
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 3 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   ANTCAO Antibiotics and Chemotherapy (Washington, DC).  (Washington, DC)
   V.1-12, 1951-62.  For publisher information, see CLMEA3.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 6,623,1956
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 134 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   ANTCAO Antibiotics and Chemotherapy (Washington, DC).  (Washington, DC)
   V.1-12, 1951-62.  For publisher information, see CLMEA3.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 6,623,1956
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intracerebral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 48 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
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Mammal - dog
DOSE/DURATION           : 750 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   AAGAAW Antimicrobial Agents Annual.  (New York, NY)  1960.  For publisher
   information, see AMACCQ.  Volume(issue)/page/year: -,595,1960
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Mammal - dog
DOSE/DURATION           : 150 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   HBTXAC "Handbook of Toxicology," 4 vols., Philadelphia, W.B. Saunders Co.,
   1956-59  Volume(issue)/page/year: 5,52,1959
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE/DURATION           : 1800 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   ANTBAL Antibiotiki.  (Moscow, USSR)  V.1-29, 1956-84.  For publisher
   information, see AMBIEH.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 20,793,1975
 
                 ** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 2500 mg/kg/5D-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Liver - change in gall bladder structure or function
   Biochemical - Enzyme inhibition, induction, or change in blood or tissue
   levels - phosphatases
   Biochemical - Enzyme inhibition, induction, or change in blood or tissue
   levels - transaminases
REFERENCE :
   ANTBAL Antibiotiki.  (Moscow, USSR)  V.1-29, 1956-84.  For publisher
   information, see AMBIEH.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 28,608,1983
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 6 gm/kg/30D-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Gastrointestinal - other changes
   Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - other changes in urine composition
   Immunological Including Allergic - decreased immune response
REFERENCE :
   ANTBAL Antibiotiki.  (Moscow, USSR)  V.1-29, 1956-84.  For publisher
   information, see AMBIEH.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 20,793,1975
 
                          ** REPRODUCTIVE DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE                    : 372 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 1-6 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Fertility - abortion
REFERENCE :
   ASPHAK Archives des Sciences Physiologique.  (Paris, France)  V.1-28,
   1947-74.  Discontinued.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 23,481,1969

                    *** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS ***
 
   OEL-RUSSIA:STEL 0.1 mg/m3;Skin JAN 1993

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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - X5542
       No. of Facilities: 921 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 3
       No. of Occupations: 17
       No. of Employees: 12911 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 125 (estimated)

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
                            *** END OF RECORD ***