Pentyl formate

Acute Toxicity: oral

Administrative data

Endpoint:

acute toxicity: oral

Type of information:

experimental study

Adequacy of study:

key study

Study period:

13-10-2017 to 1-11-2017

Reliability:

1 (reliable without restriction)

Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:

guideline study

Data source

Reference

Reference Type:

study report

Title:

Unnamed

Year:

2017

Report date:

2017

Materials and methods

Test guideline

Qualifier:

according to guideline

Guideline:

OECD Guideline 423 (Acute Oral toxicity - Acute Toxic Class Method)

Principles of method if other than guideline:

Acute oral toxicity of Pentyl formate on rats according to OECD Guideline 423 (Acute Oral toxicity - Acute Toxic Class Method)

GLP compliance:

yes

Test type:

acute toxic class method

Limit test:

no

Test material

Test material information

Constituent 1

Reference substance name:

Pentyl formate

EC Number:

211-340-6

EC Name:

Pentyl formate

Cas Number:

638-49-3

Molecular formula:

C6H12O2

IUPAC Name:

pentyl formate

Test material form:

liquid

Details on test material:

- Name of test material: Pentyl formate
- Molecular formula: C6H12O2
- Molecular weight : 276.337 g/mol
- Smiles notation: C(COC=O)CCC
- InChl: 1S/C6H12O2/c1-2-3-4-5-8-6-7/h6H,2-5H2,1H3
- Substance type: Organic
- Physical state: Liquid

Test animals

Species:

rat

Strain:

Sprague-Dawley

Sex:

female

Details on test animals or test system and environmental conditions:

TEST ANIMALS
- Source: National Institute of Biosciences, Pune.
- Females (if applicable) nulliparous and non-pregnant: yes
- Age at study initiation: Female rats of the age of approximately 8 to 12 weeks old were used at the commencement of its dosing
- Weight at study initiation: Body weight range was 194.3 to 206.4 grams.
Body weights at the start :
Female
Mean : 200.31 g (= 100 %)
Minimum : 194.3 g (- 3.00 %)
Maximum : 206.4 g (+ 3.04 %)
Total No. of animals : 12
- Identification: Each female rat was individually identified by the picric acid marking.
- Fasting period before study: Approximately 16 hours or more.
- Housing: The rats were housed in polycarbonate cages.
- Diet (e.g. ad libitum): Rodent feed supplied by the Nutrivet Life Sciences, Pune, was provided ad libitum from individual feeders.
- Water (e.g. ad libitum): Water was provided ad libitum from individual bottles attached to the cages. All water was from a local source and passed through the reverse osmosis membrane before use.
- Acclimation period: 5 days.

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
- Temperature (°C): 20.0 to 22.0 degree centigrade.
- Humidity (%): 55.0% to 59.3%.
- Air changes (per hr): Ten to fifteen air changes per hour.
- Photoperiod (hrs dark / hrs light): An artificial light and dark cycle of 12 hours each was provided to the room.

IN-LIFE DATES: 13-10-2017 to 01-11-2017

Administration / exposure

Route of administration:

oral: gavage

Vehicle:

corn oil

Details on oral exposure:

VEHICLE
- Concentration in vehicle: 300 mg/kg, 300 mg/kg, 2000 mg/kg and 2000 mg/kg
- Amount of vehicle (if gavage): No data available
- Justification for choice of vehicle: No data available
- Lot/batch no. (if required): No data available
- Purity: No data available

MAXIMUM DOSE VOLUME APPLIED: 10 ml/kg body weight.

DOSAGE PREPARATION (if unusual): No data available

CLASS METHOD (if applicable)
- Rationale for the selection of the starting dose: No data available

Doses:

Dose Group I : 300 mg/kg
Dose Group I : 300 mg/kg
Dose Group II : 2000 mg/kg
Dose Group II : 2000 mg/kg

No. of animals per sex per dose:

Three females were used at each step.

Control animals:

not specified

Details on study design:

- Duration of observation period following administration: 14 days
- Frequency of observations and weighing: Twice daily
- Necropsy of survivors performed: Yes
- Other examinations performed:
Clinical Observations and General Appearance:
Animals were observed for clinical signs, mortality and morbidity, until sacrifice.
Onset, duration and severity of any sign were recorded. The clinical signs and mortality observations were conducted at immediately (0 to 5 minutes), 5, 10, 30, 60 minutes, 2, 4 and 6 hours on the day of dosing and once daily thereafter for 14 day. Daily observation was done as far as possible at the same time.
The observations were included general clinical signs, observations of eyes, mucous membranes, respiratory, circulatory system and behavior pattern.

Body weights:
Individual animal body weights were recorded, before fasting, prior to administration of the test item (fasting body weights), weekly thereafter and at termination on day 14. Weight changes were calculated and recorded.

Gross Pathology:
Necropsy was performed on all animals at the end of the study period on day 15. Macroscopic examination of all the orifices, cavities and tissues were made and the findings were recorded. All animals surviving the study period were sacrificed by the carbon dioxide asphyxiation technique.

Histopathology:
No gross abnormalities were observed in animals sacrificed terminally hence, no histopathology was performed.

Statistics:

No data

Results and discussion

Effect levels

Key result

Sex:

female

Dose descriptor:

LD50

Effect level:

> 2 000 mg/kg bw

Based on:

test mat.

Remarks on result:

other:

Remarks:

No mortality observed

Mortality:

Group I
Step I :
Animals treated at the dose level of 300 mg/kg body weight: All animals survived through the study period of 14 days.

Group I
Step II :
Animals treated at the dose level of 300 mg/kg body weight: All animals survived through the study period of 14 days.

Group II
Step I :
Animals treated at the dose level of 2000 mg/kg body weight: All animals survived through the study period of 14 days.

Group II
Step II :
Animals treated at the dose level of 2000 mg/kg body weight: All animals survived through the study period of 14 days.

Clinical signs:

other: Group I Step I : Animals treated at the dose level of 300 mg/kg body weight did not result in any signs of toxicity during the study period of 14 days. Group I Step II : Animals treated at the dose level of 300 mg/kg body weight did not result in any

Gross pathology:

Gross pathological examination did not reveal any abnormalities in animals from 300 mg/kg and 2000 mg/kg dose groups.

Other findings:

No data available

Any other information on results incl. tables

Table No. I

Summary of Clinical Signs of Toxicity and Mortality

Test System : Sprague Dawley Rat

Sex : Female

Group I :   

Step No.	Dose mg/kg	Observed Signs	Total Number of Animals	Animal Nos.	Period of signs in days From - to	Mortality
I	300	No clinical signs observed	3	1,2,3	Day 0 - Day 14	0/3

 

Group I :

Step No.	Dose mg/kg	Observed Signs	Total Number of Animals	Animal Nos.	Period of signs in days From - to	Mortality
II	300	No clinical signs observed	3	4,5,6	Day 0 - Day 14	0/3

 

Group II :

Step No.	Dose mg/kg	Observed Signs	Total Number of Animals	Animal Nos.	Period of signs in days From - to	Mortality
I	2000	No clinical signs observed	3	7,8,9	Day 0 - Day 14	0/3

 

Group II :

Step No.	Dose mg/kg	Observed Signs	Total Number of Animals	Animal Nos.	Period of signs in days From - to	Mortality
II	2000	No clinical signs observed	3	10,11, 12	Day 0 - Day 14	0/3

 

Table No.II

Mean Body Weight and Percent Body Weight Gain (g)

Test System : Sprague Dawley Rat

Sex : Female

Group I :

Step No.	Dose (mg/kg body weight)		Before Fasting Body weight	Body weight Day 7	% body weight gain day 0-7	Body weight Day 14	% body weight gain day 7- 14	% body weight gain day 0- 14
I	300	Mean	197.70	212.40	7.43	8.47	6.41	16.53
		± SD	2.96	3.61	5.38	0.75	0.20	1.47

 

 

Group I :

Step No.	Dose (mg/kg body weight)		Before Fasting Body weight	Body weight Day 7	% body weight gain day 0-7	Body weight Day 14	% body weight gain day 7- 14	% body weight gain day 0- 14
II	300	Mean	199.27	213.07	6.92	230.87	8.36	15.86
		± SD	3.52	4.50	0.75	3.99	0.51	0.35

 

 

Group II :

Step No.	Dose (mg/kg body weight)		Before Fasting Body weight	Body weight Day 7	% body weight gain day 0-7	Body weight Day 14	% body weight gain day 7- 14	% body weight gain day 0- 14
I	2000	Mean	200.33	214.33	6.98	231.53	8.02	15.57
		± SD	1.53	3.66	1.08	5.10	0.77	1.86

 

 

Group II :

Step No.	Dose (mg/kg body weight)		Before Fasting Body weight	Body weight Day 7	% body weight gain day 0-7	Body weight Day 14	% body weight gain day 7- 14	% body weight gain day 0- 14
II	2000	Mean	203.93	216.97	6.39	234.17	7.92	14.82
		± SD	2.16	2.47	0.63	4.72	0.95	1.46

 

 

Table No.III

Summary of Gross Pathological Findings

Test System : Sprague Dawley Rat

Sex : Female

Group I :

 

Step No.	Dose mg/kg	Animal Numbers	Animal Fate	Gross Pathological Findings
I	300	1 - 3	TS	No abnormality detected

 

       

 Group I :

Step No.	Dose mg/kg	Animal Numbers	Animal Fate	Gross Pathological Findings
II	300	4 - 6	TS	No abnormality detected

 

 Group II :

Step No.	Dose mg/kg	Animal Numbers	Animal Fate	Gross Pathological Findings
I	2000	7 - 9	TS	No abnormality detected

 

             

 Group II :

Step No.	Dose mg/kg	Animal Numbers	Animal Fate	Gross Pathological Findings
II	2000	10 - 12	TS	No abnormality detected

               

TS = Terminal Sacrifice

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Interpretation of results:

other: Not classified

Conclusions:

Under the condition of the study, the acute oral LD50 of Pentyl formate (CAS No. 638-49-3) was >2000 mg/kg body weight. Thus, it was concluded that the acute toxicity study of Pentyl formate (CAS No. 638-49-3), when administered via oral route in Sprague Dawley rats falls into the “Category Not classified” criteria of CLP.

Executive summary:

The study now reported was designed and conducted to determine the acute oral toxicity profile of Pentyl formate (CAS No. 638-49-3) in Sprague Dawley rats.

Initially, three female animals were treated at the dose level of 300 mg/kg body weight of the test item (Step - I). Administration of the test item at 300 mg/kg did not result in any signs of toxicity and mortality at 24 hours after the dosing. As no mortality was observed at 24 hours after the dosing, three female animals were added to the study and treated with the same dose of 300 mg/kg of the test item (Step - II). Administration of the test item at 300 mg/kg did not result in any signs of toxicity and mortality after the dosing.

No mortality was observed at 300 mg/kg dose group, hence additional three female animals were treated with the higher dose of 2000 mg/kg of the test item (Step - I). Administration of the test item at 2000 mg/kg did not result in any signs of toxicity and mortality after the dosing. As no mortality were observed at 24 hours after the dosing, additional three female animals were treated with the higher dose of 2000 mg/kg of the test item (Step - II). Administration of the test item at 2000 mg/kg did not result in any signs of toxicity and mortality after the dosing.

Gross pathological examination did not reveal any abnormalities in animals from 300 mg/kg and 2000 mg/kg dose groups.

The acute oral LD50 of Pentyl formate (CAS No. 638-49-3) was >2000 mg/kg body weight.

Thus, it was concluded that the acute toxicity study of Pentyl formate (CAS No. 638-49-3), when administered via oral route in Sprague Dawley rats falls into the “Category Not classified” criteria of CLP.