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Toxicological information

Developmental toxicity / teratogenicity

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Administrative data

Endpoint:
developmental toxicity
Type of information:
experimental study
Adequacy of study:
other information
Reliability:
3 (not reliable)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
other: In vitro test with uncertain relevance and without formal validation

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
publication
Title:
Molecular Structure-Teratogenicity Relationships of some Fragrance Additives
Author:
Abramovici A, Rachmuth-Roizman P
Year:
1983
Bibliographic source:
Toxicology 29: 143-156

Materials and methods

Test guideline
Qualifier:
no guideline followed
GLP compliance:
not specified
Limit test:
no

Test material

Constituent 1
Chemical structure
Reference substance name:
7-hydroxycitronellal
EC Number:
203-518-7
EC Name:
7-hydroxycitronellal
Cas Number:
107-75-5
Molecular formula:
C10H20O2
IUPAC Name:
7-hydroxy-3,7-dimethyloctanal
Details on test material:
- Name of test material (as cited in study report): hydroxycitronellal
- Analytical purity: pure grade chemical
- Supplier: Eastman Org. Chem., Rochester, New York

Test animals

Species:
other: hen
Strain:
other: white Leghorn X Rhode Island red strain

Administration / exposure

Route of administration:
other: suprablastodermical
Vehicle:
olive oil
Analytical verification of doses or concentrations:
not specified
Duration of treatment / exposure:
12 days
Frequency of treatment:
once
Doses / concentrations
Remarks:
Doses / Concentrations:
0.25, 0.50, 1.25, 5.00, 12.5 µM/embryo
Basis:

No. of animals per sex per dose:
total 245
Control animals:
yes, concurrent vehicle

Results and discussion

Results (fetuses)

Fetal abnormalities

Abnormalities:
not specified

Overall developmental toxicity

Developmental effects observed:
not specified

Any other information on results incl. tables

Result: Under the conditions of the study the test substance induced lethality 
 and malformations in chick embryos.

Control:
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Olive oil induced 17.8 % lethality, while the frequency of malformations (7.9 %), almost non-specific ones, was in the range of spontaneous malformations.

Hydroxycitronellal:
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Dose uM/embryo / % of abnormal embryos /
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0.25 / 12.5 /
0.50 / 37.5 /
1.25 / 32.2 /
5.00 / 24.1 /
12.50 / 23.07 /
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Dose uM/embryo / % of mortality /
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0.25 / 18.7 /
0.50 / 50.0 /
1.25 / 90.3 /
5.00 / 60.8 /
12.50 / 89.6 /
25.00 / 92.3 /
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Applicant's summary and conclusion