CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION

RTECS NUMBER :

DR9870000

CHEMICAL NAME :

Berbinium, 7,8,13,13a-tetrahydro-9,10-dimethoxy-2,3-(methylenedi oxy)-

CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :

2086-83-1

LAST UPDATED :

199612

DATA ITEMS CITED :

5

MOLECULAR FORMULA :

C20-H18-N-O4

MOLECULAR WEIGHT :

336.39

WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :

T F5 D6 C666 GO IO ON HH&&T&&J RO1 SO1

HEALTH HAZARD DATA

ACUTE TOXICITY DATA

TYPE OF TEST :

LD - Lethal dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Intraperitoneal

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :

>500 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 :

Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - mouse

DOSE/DURATION :

329 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 :

Subcutaneous

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - mouse

DOSE/DURATION :

18 mg/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 :

Rodent - rabbit

DOSE/DURATION :

100 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

MUTATION DATA

TYPE OF TEST :

DNA adduct

TEST SYSTEM :

Bacteria - Escherichia coli

DOSE/DURATION :

10 umol/L

REFERENCE :

MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 89,95,1981