*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : QI8650000
CHEMICAL NAME           : 2-Naphthacenecarboxamide,
                          4-alpha-S-(dimethylamino)-1,4,4a-alpha-5,5a-alpha,6,1
                          1,12a-
                          octahydro-3,5-alpha,10,12,12a-alpha-pentahydroxy-6-al
                          pha-methyl-1,11-dioxo-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 564-25-0
LAST UPDATED            : 199609
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 15
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C22-H24-N2-O8
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 444.48
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : L E6 C666 BV FV CU GUTTT&J DQ GVZ HQ IN1&1 KQ MQ M1
                          RQ
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
                          Mutagen
                          Reproductive Effector
                          Human
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Doxiciclina
   * alpha-6-Deoxy-5-hydroxytetracycline
   * alpha-6-Deoxyoxytetracycline
   * 6-alpha-Deoxy-5-oxytetracycline
   * Doxycycline
   * GS-3065
   * 5-Hydroxy-alpha-6-deoxytetracycline
   * Liviatin
   * Vibramycin
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Human - woman
DOSE/DURATION           : 68 mg/kg/24D-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Musculoskeletal - joints
   Immunological Including Allergic - other immediate (humoral): urticaria,
   allergic rhinitis, serum sickness
   Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - body temperature increase
REFERENCE :
   PGMJAO Postgraduate Medical Journal.  (Blackwell Scientific Pub. Ltd., POB
   88, Oxford, UK) V.1-    1925-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 67,313,1991
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : >2 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   PBPSDY Pharmacological and Biochemical Properties of Drug Substances.
   (American Pharmaceutical Assoc., 2215 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC
   20037)  V.1-    1977-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 2,305,1979
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 378 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: 23,575,1968
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 228 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   PBPSDY Pharmacological and Biochemical Properties of Drug Substances.
   (American Pharmaceutical Assoc., 2215 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC
   20037)  V.1-    1977-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 2,305,1979
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 1870 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   GICTAL Giornale Italiano di Chemioterapia.  Italian Journal of Chemotherapy.
    (Edizioni Minerva Medica, Casella Postale 491, I-10126 Turin, Italy)  V.1- 
     1954-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 17,276,1970
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 410 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   GICTAL Giornale Italiano di Chemioterapia.  Italian Journal of Chemotherapy.
    (Edizioni Minerva Medica, Casella Postale 491, I-10126 Turin, Italy)  V.1- 
     1954-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 17,276,1970
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 241 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   PBPSDY Pharmacological and Biochemical Properties of Drug Substances.
   (American Pharmaceutical Assoc., 2215 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC
   20037)  V.1-    1977-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 2,305,1979
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Mammal - dog
DOSE/DURATION           : >500 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   PBPSDY Pharmacological and Biochemical Properties of Drug Substances.
   (American Pharmaceutical Assoc., 2215 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC
   20037)  V.1-    1977-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 2,305,1979
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Mammal - dog
DOSE/DURATION           : >100 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   PBPSDY Pharmacological and Biochemical Properties of Drug Substances.
   (American Pharmaceutical Assoc., 2215 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC
   20037)  V.1-    1977-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 2,305,1979
 
                          ** REPRODUCTIVE DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE                    : 750 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 2 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Effects on Embryo or Fetus - fetotoxicity (except death,
   e.g., stunted fetus)
REFERENCE :
   ARZNAD Arzneimittel-Forschung. Drug Research.  (Editio Cantor Verlag,
   Postfach 1255, W-7960 Aulendorf, Fed. Rep. Ger.)  V.1-    1951-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 36,219,1986
 
                            ** 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

                              *** REVIEWS ***
 
   TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
   PBPSDY Pharmacological and Biochemical Properties of Drug Substances.
   (American Pharmaceutical Assoc., 2215 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC
   20037)  V.1-    1977-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 2,305,1979

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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - 84744
       No. of Facilities: 641 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 1
       No. of Occupations: 1
       No. of Employees: 1281 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - 84744
       No. of Facilities: 450 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 1
       No. of Occupations: 5
       No. of Employees: 22055 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 18813 (estimated)

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Inconclusive: Sperm morphology-human

 
                            *** END OF RECORD ***