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Acute Toxicity: oral

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Administrative data

Endpoint:
acute toxicity: oral
Type of information:
experimental study
Adequacy of study:
key study
Study period:
1978
Reliability:
2 (reliable with restrictions)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
comparable to guideline study with acceptable restrictions

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
study report
Title:
Unnamed
Year:
1978
Report date:
1978

Materials and methods

Test guideline
Qualifier:
equivalent or similar to guideline
Guideline:
OECD Guideline 401 (Acute Oral Toxicity)
Version / remarks:
BASF internal guidelines followed
GLP compliance:
no
Test type:
other: BASF method
Limit test:
no

Test material

Constituent 1
Chemical structure
Reference substance name:
16,17-dimethoxyviolanthrene-5,10-dione
EC Number:
204-896-6
EC Name:
16,17-dimethoxyviolanthrene-5,10-dione
Cas Number:
128-58-5
Molecular formula:
C36H20O4
IUPAC Name:
16,17-dimethoxyviolanthrene-5,10-dione
Test material form:
solid: particulate/powder

Test animals

Species:
rat
Strain:
not specified
Sex:
not specified
Details on test animals or test system and environmental conditions:
no data

Administration / exposure

Route of administration:
oral: gavage
Vehicle:
CMC (carboxymethyl cellulose)
Doses:
10000 mg/kg
No. of animals per sex per dose:
no data
Control animals:
no
Details on study design:
- Duration of observation period following administration: 14 days
- Frequency of observations and weighing: no data
- Necropsy of survivors performed: yes
Statistics:
NA

Results and discussion

Preliminary study:
NA
Effect levels
Key result
Dose descriptor:
LD50
Effect level:
> 10 000 mg/kg bw
Based on:
test mat.
Mortality:
no effects
Clinical signs:
other: no effects
Gross pathology:
no effects

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Interpretation of results:
GHS criteria not met
Conclusions:
acute oral LD50 in rats is higher than 10000 mg/kg bw, no labelling necessary