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EC number: 687-538-5 | CAS number: 18423-20-6
- Life Cycle description
- Uses advised against
- Endpoint summary
- Appearance / physical state / colour
- Melting point / freezing point
- Boiling point
- Density
- Particle size distribution (Granulometry)
- Vapour pressure
- Partition coefficient
- Water solubility
- Solubility in organic solvents / fat solubility
- Surface tension
- Flash point
- Auto flammability
- Flammability
- Explosiveness
- Oxidising properties
- Oxidation reduction potential
- Stability in organic solvents and identity of relevant degradation products
- Storage stability and reactivity towards container material
- Stability: thermal, sunlight, metals
- pH
- Dissociation constant
- Viscosity
- Additional physico-chemical information
- Additional physico-chemical properties of nanomaterials
- Nanomaterial agglomeration / aggregation
- Nanomaterial crystalline phase
- Nanomaterial crystallite and grain size
- Nanomaterial aspect ratio / shape
- Nanomaterial specific surface area
- Nanomaterial Zeta potential
- Nanomaterial surface chemistry
- Nanomaterial dustiness
- Nanomaterial porosity
- Nanomaterial pour density
- Nanomaterial photocatalytic activity
- Nanomaterial radical formation potential
- Nanomaterial catalytic activity
- Endpoint summary
- Stability
- Biodegradation
- Bioaccumulation
- Transport and distribution
- Environmental data
- Additional information on environmental fate and behaviour
- Ecotoxicological Summary
- Aquatic toxicity
- Endpoint summary
- Short-term toxicity to fish
- Long-term toxicity to fish
- Short-term toxicity to aquatic invertebrates
- Long-term toxicity to aquatic invertebrates
- Toxicity to aquatic algae and cyanobacteria
- Toxicity to aquatic plants other than algae
- Toxicity to microorganisms
- Endocrine disrupter testing in aquatic vertebrates – in vivo
- Toxicity to other aquatic organisms
- Sediment toxicity
- Terrestrial toxicity
- Biological effects monitoring
- Biotransformation and kinetics
- Additional ecotoxological information
- Toxicological Summary
- Toxicokinetics, metabolism and distribution
- Acute Toxicity
- Irritation / corrosion
- Sensitisation
- Repeated dose toxicity
- Genetic toxicity
- Carcinogenicity
- Toxicity to reproduction
- Specific investigations
- Exposure related observations in humans
- Toxic effects on livestock and pets
- Additional toxicological data
Skin sensitisation
Administrative data
- Endpoint:
- skin sensitisation: in vivo (LLNA)
- Type of information:
- experimental study
- Adequacy of study:
- key study
- Reliability:
- 2 (reliable with restrictions)
Data source
Reference
- Reference Type:
- publication
- Title:
- Unnamed
- Author:
- Jong et al.
- Year:
- 2 002
- Bibliographic source:
- Toxicology 176, 123-134
Materials and methods
Test guideline
- Qualifier:
- equivalent or similar to guideline
- Guideline:
- OECD Guideline 429 (Skin Sensitisation: Local Lymph Node Assay)
- GLP compliance:
- no
- Remarks:
- Non GLP, but good documentation and similar to guideline.
- Type of study:
- mouse local lymph node assay (LLNA)
Test material
- Reference substance name:
- Methenamine
- EC Number:
- 202-905-8
- EC Name:
- Methenamine
- Cas Number:
- 100-97-0
- Molecular formula:
- C6H12N4
- IUPAC Name:
- 1,3,5,7-tetraazatricyclo[3.3.1.1~3,7~]decane
Constituent 1
In vivo test system
Test animals
- Species:
- mouse
- Strain:
- Balb/c
- Sex:
- female
- Details on test animals and environmental conditions:
- TEST ANIMALS
- Source: RIVM
- Age at study initiation: 6-8 week
- Housing: Makrolon cages
- Diet (e.g. ad libitum): Chow pellets ((Hope Farms, Woerden, the Netherlands) and water ad libitum
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
Conventional conditions in light, humidity and temperature
Study design: in vivo (LLNA)
- Vehicle:
- acetone/olive oil (4:1 v/v)
- Concentration:
- 2.5, 5, 10, 20 %
- No. of animals per dose:
- no specified (probably 4 per dose, as requiered in OECD guideline)
- Details on study design:
- According to de Jong et al., 2002 (Toxicology 176, 123-134).
In order to enhance possible low responses of weak sensitizers animals were pretreated with sodium dodecyl sulfate 1% (SDS) on the dorsum of the ears one hour before administration.
Test 1 (Short protocol): Animals were treated on days 0-1-2 and lymph node cell proliferation was determined on day 5.
Test 2 (Repeated protocol): Animals were treated on days 0-1-2. 7-14-28-35-42-49, and 56-57-58 and lymph node cell proliferation was determined on day 61. - Positive control substance(s):
- not specified
- Statistics:
- EC3 was estimated by the benchmark approach.
Results and discussion
- Positive control results:
- No positive control
In vivo (LLNA)
Results
- Parameter:
- other: disintegrations per minute (DPM)
- Remarks on result:
- other: Not given
Applicant's summary and conclusion
- Interpretation of results:
- sensitising
- Remarks:
- Migrated information
- Conclusions:
- Results of the LLNA affirm the classification of methenamine as a skin sensitizer.
- Executive summary:
In a Local Lymph Node Assay (LLNA) similar to OECD Guideline 429, an EC3 (test concentration, which causes a Stimulation Index (SI) of the auricular lymph nodes of 3.0) of 30.6% was determined for methenamine, while an EC3 as low as 0.96% was determined for formaldehyde in the same study. The test was performed treating young adult (6-8 weeks of age) female BALB/c mice with methenamine dissolved in a acetone-olive oil mixture (4:1). Test concentrations were 2.5, 5, 10 and 20%. In order to enhance possible low responses of weak sensitizers animals were pretreated with sodium dodecyl sulfate 1% (SDS) on the dorsum of the ears one hour before administration. In second test with repeated exposures the fist test was coonfirmed revealing a Stimulation Index of 5.78. Results of the LLNA affirm the classification of methenamine as a skin sensitizer
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