RTECS NUMBER : LU5100000
CHEMICAL NAME : 2(5H)-Furanone, 5-methyl-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 591-11-7
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 0108058
REFERENCE : 5-17-09-00121 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED : 199709
DATA ITEMS CITED : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA : C5-H6-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 98.11
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Tumorigen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* alpha,beta-Angelica lactone
* beta-Angelica lactone
* delta(sup 1)-Angelica lactone
* 4-Hydroxy-2-pentenoic acid gamma-lactone
* gamma-Methyl-alpha,beta-crotonolactone
* 5-Methyl-2(5H)-furanone
* 2-Pentanoic acid, 4-hydroxy-, gamma-lactone
*** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 750 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
APTOA6 Acta Pharmacologica et Toxicologica. (Copenhagen, Denmark) V.1-59,
1945-86. For publisher information, see PHTOEH Volume(issue)/page/year:
2,109,1946
TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Mammal - cat
DOSE/DURATION : 500 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Cardiac - other changes
Vascular - regional or general arteriolar or venous dilation
Gastrointestinal - ulceration or bleeding from stomach
REFERENCE :
JPETAB Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. (Williams &
Wilkins Co., 428 E. Preston St., Baltimore, MD 21202) V.1- 1909/10-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 36,355,1929
** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 2600 mg/kg/65W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
Tumorigenic - tumors at site of application
REFERENCE :
BJCAAI British Journal of Cancer. (Macmillan Press Ltd., Houndmills,
Basingstoke, Hants. RG21 2XS, UK) V.1- 1947- Volume(issue)/page/year:
19,392,1965
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