*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : QI9295840
CHEMICAL NAME           : 5,12-Naphthacenedione,
                          10-((3-amino-2,3,6-trideoxy-beta-L-arabino-hexopyrano
                          syl)oxy)-
                          7,8,9,10-tetrahydro-6,8,11-trihydroxy-8-(hydroxyacety
                          l)-1-methoxy-, (8S-cis)-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 56420-45-2
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1445813
LAST UPDATED            : 199709
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 16
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C27-H29-N-O11
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 543.57
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
                          Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 4'-Epiadriamycin
   * 4'-Epidoxorubicin
   * Epi-DX
   * Epirubicin
   * IMI 28
   * Ridorubicin
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 14270 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
REFERENCE :
   TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology.  (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
   First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1-    1959-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   79,412,1985
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 16070 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
REFERENCE :
   TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology.  (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
   First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1-    1959-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   79,412,1985
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Unreported
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 29300 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   BCPCA6 Biochemical Pharmacology.  (Pergamon Press Inc., Maxwell House,
   Fairview Park, Elmsford, NY 10523)  V.1-    1958-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   38,167,1989
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Mammal - dog
DOSE/DURATION           : 2 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Gastrointestinal - hypermotility, diarrhea
   Gastrointestinal - nausea or vomiting
   Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
REFERENCE :
   TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology.  (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
   First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1-    1959-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   79,412,1985
 
                 ** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 28800 ug/kg/12W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Cardiac - changes in coronary arteries
   Blood - changes in serum composition (e.g. TP, bilirubin, cholesterol)
   Biochemical - Enzyme inhibition, induction, or change in blood or tissue
   levels - transaminases
REFERENCE :
   ANTRD4 Anticancer Research.  (5 Argyropoulou St., Kato Patissia, Athens 907,
   Greece)  V.1-    1981-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 16,3429,1996
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 31200 ug/kg/13W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Cardiac - changes in heart weight
   Blood - leukopenia
   Biochemical - Enzyme inhibition, induction, or change in blood or tissue
   levels - phosphatases
REFERENCE :
   TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology.  (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
   First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1-    1959-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   79,412,1985
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 7800 ug/kg/5D-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Blood - changes in bone marrow (not otherwise specified)
   Blood - changes in other cell count (unspecified)
   Blood - changes in leukocyte (WBC) count
REFERENCE :
   ANKHEW Antibiotiki i Khimioterapiya.  Antibiotics and Chemotherapy. (V/O Me
   zhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moskow, USSR)  V.33-    1988-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 36(11),30,1991
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Mammal - dog
DOSE/DURATION           : 15600 ug/kg/13W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Blood - normocytic anemia
   Blood - leukopenia
   Biochemical - Metabolism (Intermediary) - other proteins
REFERENCE :
   TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology.  (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
   First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1-    1959-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   79,412,1985
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 400 nL/plate
REFERENCE :
   TCMUD8 Teratogenesis, Carcinogenesis, and Mutagenesis.  (Alan R. Liss, Inc.,
   41 E. 11th St., New York, NY 10003)  V.1-    1980- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   6,219,1986
 
TYPE OF TEST            : DNA damage
TEST SYSTEM             : Human Leukocyte
DOSE/DURATION           : 5 umol/L
REFERENCE :
   CCPHDZ Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology.  (Springer-Verlag New York,
   Inc., Service Center, 44 Hartz Way, Secaucus, NJ 07094)  V.1-    1978-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 30,51,1992
 
TYPE OF TEST            : DNA inhibition
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - rat Cells - not otherwise specified
DOSE/DURATION           : 1370 ug/L
REFERENCE :
   BCPCA6 Biochemical Pharmacology.  (Pergamon Press Inc., Maxwell House,
   Fairview Park, Elmsford, NY 10523)  V.1-    1958-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   38,167,1989
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Cytogenetic analysis
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 3 mg/kg
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 260,215,1991
 
TYPE OF TEST            : DNA inhibition
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - mouse Leukocyte
DOSE/DURATION           : 17 umol/L
REFERENCE :
   CBINA8 Chemico-Biological Interactions.  (Elsevier Scientific Pub. Ireland
   Ltd., POB 85, Limerick, Ireland)  V.1-    1969-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   37,351,1981
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation test systems - not otherwise specified
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - mouse Leukocyte
DOSE/DURATION           : 10 umol/L
REFERENCE :
   CBINA8 Chemico-Biological Interactions.  (Elsevier Scientific Pub. Ireland
   Ltd., POB 85, Limerick, Ireland)  V.1-    1969-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   37,351,1981
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Cytogenetic analysis
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 7800 ug/kg
REFERENCE :
   ANKHEW Antibiotiki i Khimioterapiya.  Antibiotics and Chemotherapy. (V/O Me
   zhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moskow, USSR)  V.33-    1988-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 36(11),30,1991
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Sperm Morphology
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Parenteral
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 10 mg/kg
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 160,39,1986
 
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