CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION

RTECS NUMBER :

GH1575000

CHEMICAL NAME :

Colistin

CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :

1066-17-7

LAST UPDATED :

199806

DATA ITEMS CITED :

14

MOLECULAR FORMULA :

C45-H85-N13-O10

MOLECULAR WEIGHT :

968.43

WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :

T-24-MV DMV GMV JMV MMV PMV SMV VMVTJ CYQ1 F2MV4Y2&1 I1Y1&1 L2Z O1Y1&1 R2Z U2Z A&2Z

HEALTH HAZARD DATA

ACUTE TOXICITY DATA

TYPE OF TEST :

LD - Lethal dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - mouse

DOSE/DURATION :

>2 gm/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

TYPE OF TEST :

LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Intraperitoneal

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - mouse

DOSE/DURATION :

236 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Behavioral - altered sleep time (including change in righting reflex) Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity) Behavioral - muscle contraction or spasticity

TYPE OF TEST :

LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Subcutaneous

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - mouse

DOSE/DURATION :

115 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

TYPE OF TEST :

LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Intravenous

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - mouse

DOSE/DURATION :

8800 ug/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

TYPE OF TEST :

LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Subcutaneous

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Mammal - cat

DOSE/DURATION :

250 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity) Behavioral - ataxia Gastrointestinal - nausea or vomiting

TYPE OF TEST :

LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Intravenous

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rabbit

DOSE/DURATION :

100 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Peripheral Nerve and Sensation - flaccid paralysis with appropriate anesthesia Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold Behavioral - ataxia

TYPE OF TEST :

TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Subcutaneous

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Mammal - cat

DOSE/DURATION :

1500 mg/kg/30D-I

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity) Gastrointestinal - changes in structure or function of salivary glands Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain

MUTATION DATA

TYPE OF TEST :

Cytogenetic analysis

TEST SYSTEM :

Human Lymphocyte

DOSE/DURATION :

142 units/ml

REFERENCE :

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