*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***
RTECS NUMBER : RD5425000
CHEMICAL NAME : Novobiocin, monosodium salt
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 1476-53-5
LAST UPDATED : 199512
DATA ITEMS CITED : 14
MOLECULAR FORMULA : C31-H35-N2-O11.Na
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 634.67
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T66 BOVJ DMVR DQ C2UY1&1& EQ IO- FT6OTJ B1 B1 CO1 DVZ
EQ FO1 &-NA-
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Drug
Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* Albamycin
* Albamycin sodium
* Cathomycin sodium
* Cathomycin sodium lyovac
* Monosodium novobiocin
* Novobiocin monosodium
* Novobiocin sodium
* Novobiocin, sodium deriv.
* Sodium albamycin
* Sodium novobiocin
* U-6591
* Vulcamycin
*** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 3500 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
ARZNAD Arzneimittel-Forschung. Drug Research. (Editio Cantor Verlag,
Postfach 1255, W-7960 Aulendorf, Fed. Rep. Ger.) V.1- 1951-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 8,386,1958
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 450 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
ARZNAD Arzneimittel-Forschung. Drug Research. (Editio Cantor Verlag,
Postfach 1255, W-7960 Aulendorf, Fed. Rep. Ger.) V.1- 1951-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 8,386,1958
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 385 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
ARZNAD Arzneimittel-Forschung. Drug Research. (Editio Cantor Verlag,
Postfach 1255, W-7960 Aulendorf, Fed. Rep. Ger.) V.1- 1951-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 8,386,1958
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 962 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: 6,226,1956
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 262 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: 6,226,1956
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 395 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
ARZNAD Arzneimittel-Forschung. Drug Research. (Editio Cantor Verlag,
Postfach 1255, W-7960 Aulendorf, Fed. Rep. Ger.) V.1- 1951-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 8,386,1958
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 407 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: 6,226,1956
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE/DURATION : 12 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
UPJOH* "Compounds Available for Fundamental Research, Volume II-6,
Antibiotics, A Program of Upjohn Company Research Laboratory." (Kalamazoo,
MI 49001) Volume(issue)/page/year: 2(6),-,1971
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE/DURATION : 28 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
UPJOH* "Compounds Available for Fundamental Research, Volume II-6,
Antibiotics, A Program of Upjohn Company Research Laboratory." (Kalamazoo,
MI 49001) Volume(issue)/page/year: 2(6),-,1971
** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Mammal - cat
DOSE/DURATION : 3920 mg/kg/70D-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Skin and Appendages - dermatitis, other (after systemic exposure)
REFERENCE :
ANTCAO Antibiotics and Chemotherapy (Washington, DC). (Washington, DC)
V.1-12, 1951-62. For publisher information, see CLMEA3.
Volume(issue)/page/year: 6,226,1956
** MUTATION DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : Unscheduled DNA synthesis
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - rat Cells - not otherwise specified
DOSE/DURATION : 450 mg/L
REFERENCE :
ARTODN Archives of Toxicology. (Springer-Verlag, Heidelberger Pl. 3, D-1000
Berlin 33, Fed. Rep. Ger.) V.32- 1974- Volume(issue)/page/year:
60,287,1987
TYPE OF TEST : DNA inhibition
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - rat Cells - not otherwise specified
DOSE/DURATION : 1400 mg/L
REFERENCE :
ARTODN Archives of Toxicology. (Springer-Verlag, Heidelberger Pl. 3, D-1000
Berlin 33, Fed. Rep. Ger.) V.32- 1974- Volume(issue)/page/year:
60,287,1987
TYPE OF TEST : DNA inhibition
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - rat Cells - not otherwise specified
DOSE/DURATION : 1 gm/L
REFERENCE :
ARTODN Archives of Toxicology. (Springer-Verlag, Heidelberger Pl. 3, D-1000
Berlin 33, Fed. Rep. Ger.) V.32- 1974- Volume(issue)/page/year:
60,287,1987
*** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA ***
NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
NOES Hazard Code - X1522
No. of Facilities: 15 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 1
No. of Occupations: 1
No. of Employees: 88 (estimated)
No. of Female Employees: 73 (estimated)
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