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Toxicological information

Acute Toxicity: oral

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Administrative data

Endpoint:
acute toxicity: oral
Type of information:
experimental study
Adequacy of study:
weight of evidence
Reliability:
2 (reliable with restrictions)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
other: Brief report of a study using a standard test method: no information on adverse reactions other than death, but sufficient to conclude an LD50 value.

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
study report
Title:
Unnamed
Year:
1973
Report date:
1973

Materials and methods

Test guideline
Qualifier:
no guideline followed
Principles of method if other than guideline:
Classical acute oral LD50 test using groups of 3 males, 2 females.
GLP compliance:
no
Remarks:
Pre-GLP study
Test type:
standard acute method
Limit test:
no

Test material

Constituent 1
Chemical structure
Reference substance name:
N,N''-methylenebis[N'-[3-(hydroxymethyl)-2,5-dioxoimidazolidin-4-yl]urea]
EC Number:
254-372-6
EC Name:
N,N''-methylenebis[N'-[3-(hydroxymethyl)-2,5-dioxoimidazolidin-4-yl]urea]
Cas Number:
39236-46-9
Molecular formula:
C11H16N8O8
IUPAC Name:
N',N'''-methylenebis{1-[3-(hydroxymethyl)-2,5-dioxoimidazolidin-4-yl]urea}
Test material form:
other: tested as aqueous 25% solution

Test animals

Species:
rat
Strain:
other: Sherman - Wistar
Sex:
male/female

Administration / exposure

Route of administration:
oral: gavage
Vehicle:
water
Details on oral exposure:
Single oral dose after 24h starvation period.
Doses:
Volumes of 25% solution equivalent to 3.15, 4.0, 5.0, 6.25 and 7.9 g test substance/kg.
No. of animals per sex per dose:
3 males, 2 females.
Control animals:
no
Details on study design:
Animals observed for 14 days post-dose.

Results and discussion

Effect levels
Sex:
male/female
Dose descriptor:
LD50
Effect level:
5 200 mg/kg bw
Based on:
act. ingr.
95% CL:
>= 4 200 - <= 6 400
Remarks on result:
other: Dosages expressed in terms of active ingredient in the 25% solution tested.
Mortality:
All rats dosed at 7900 mg/kg died; no other deaths occurred.
Clinical signs:
other: No information given
Gross pathology:
Not evaluated

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Interpretation of results:
not classified
Remarks:
Migrated information Criteria used for interpretation of results: EU
Conclusions:
An oral LD50 value of 5200 mg/kg was determined in this study.