*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***
RTECS NUMBER : RQ3620000
CHEMICAL NAME : 2-Oxazolidinone,
5-(morpholinomethyl)-3-((5-nitrofurfurylidene)amino)-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 139-91-3
OTHER CAS REGISTRY NOS. : 83454-29-9
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 0363627
REFERENCE : 4-27-00-05556 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED : 8
MOLECULAR FORMULA : C13-H16-N4-O6
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 324.33
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T5OJ BNW E1UN- AT5NVOTJ D1- AT6N DOTJ
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Drug
Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* Altabactina
* Altafur
* F-150
* Furaltadone
* Furazolin
* Furazoline
* Furmethanol
* Furmethonol
* Furmetonol
* Ibifur
* Medifuran
* 5-Morpholinomethyl-3-(5-nitro-2-furfurylidine-amino)-2-oxazolidinone
* NF 260
* Nitraldone
* Nitrofurmethone
* Nitrofurmeton
* Otifuril
* Sepsinol
* Ultrafur
* Unifur
* Valsyn
*** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 600 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
FRPSAX Farmaco, Edizione Scientifica. (Casella Postale 227, 27100 Pavia,
Italy) V.8-43 1953-88 For publisher information, see FRMCE8
Volume(issue)/page/year: 19,269,1964
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 1 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - antipsychotic
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory depression
Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - other changes in urine composition
REFERENCE :
JPPMAB Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology. (Pharmaceutical Soc. of Great
Britain, 1 Lambeth High St., London SEI 7JN, UK) V.1- 1949-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 16,663,1964
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 400 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
FRPSAX Farmaco, Edizione Scientifica. (Casella Postale 227, 27100 Pavia,
Italy) V.8-43 1953-88 For publisher information, see FRMCE8
Volume(issue)/page/year: 19,269,1964
** MUTATION DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION : 2500 ng/plate
REFERENCE :
MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 136,1,1984
TYPE OF TEST : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM : Bacteria - Escherichia coli
DOSE/DURATION : 10 ug/plate
REFERENCE :
MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 26,3,1974
TYPE OF TEST : Phage inhibition capacity
TEST SYSTEM : Bacteria - Escherichia coli
DOSE/DURATION : 5 mg/L
REFERENCE :
CJMIAZ Canadian Journal of Microbiology. (National Research Council of
Canada, Publication Sales and Distribution, Ottawa ON K1A OR6, Canada) V.1-
1954- Volume(issue)/page/year: 10,932,1964
TYPE OF TEST : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM : Microorganism - not otherwise specified
DOSE/DURATION : 5 mg/L
REFERENCE :
CUMIDD Current Microbiology. (Springer-Verlag New York, Inc., Service
Center, 44 Hartz Way, Secaucus, NJ 07094) V.1- 1978-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 10,19,1984
*** STATUS IN U.S. ***
EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Positive: Carcinogenicity-mouse/rat; TRP reversion
*** END OF RECORD ***