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EC number: 636-196-5 | CAS number: 6902-77-8
- 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
Acute Toxicity: dermal
Administrative data
- Endpoint:
- acute toxicity: dermal
- Type of information:
- experimental study
- Adequacy of study:
- weight of evidence
- Reliability:
- 2 (reliable with restrictions)
- Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
- study well documented, meets generally accepted scientific principles, acceptable for assessment
- Justification for type of information:
- Part of a wider assessment of the toxicity of genipin for academic research to support use in medical applications. Certain details on methods and individual observations not in the publication.
Data source
Reference
- Reference Type:
- publication
- Title:
- Unnamed
- Year:
- 2 016
Materials and methods
Test guideline
- Qualifier:
- equivalent or similar to guideline
- Guideline:
- OECD Guideline 402 (Acute Dermal Toxicity)
- Principles of method if other than guideline:
- Claimed to follow international guidelines
- GLP compliance:
- not specified
- Test type:
- standard acute method
- Limit test:
- yes
Test material
- Reference substance name:
- Genipin
- EC Number:
- 636-196-5
- Cas Number:
- 6902-77-8
- Molecular formula:
- C11H14O5
- IUPAC Name:
- Genipin
- Test material form:
- solid: particulate/powder
Constituent 1
- Specific details on test material used for the study:
- Freeze dried
Test animals
- Species:
- guinea pig
- Strain:
- Dunkin-Hartley
- Sex:
- male/female
Administration / exposure
- Type of coverage:
- not specified
- Vehicle:
- water
- Duration of exposure:
- Test material not washed off. Observation for 14 days after treatment
- Doses:
- Single dose, 2000 mg/kg
- No. of animals per sex per dose:
- Apparently 5 male and 5 female (at least 10 animals in total)
- Control animals:
- not specified
- Details on study design:
- Animals were shared prior to application
Results and discussion
Effect levels
- Sex:
- male/female
- Dose descriptor:
- discriminating dose
- Effect level:
- > 2 000 mg/kg bw
- Based on:
- test mat.
- Remarks on result:
- no indication of skin irritation up to the relevant limit dose level
- Mortality:
- No adverse effects
- Clinical signs:
- other:
- Body weight:
- other body weight observations
- Remarks:
- No adverse effects
- Gross pathology:
- No adverse effects
- Other findings:
- No adverse effects
Applicant's summary and conclusion
- Interpretation of results:
- GHS criteria not met
- Remarks:
- Although not all details are provided in the publication, the result demonstrates an absence of adverse effects following dermal treatment.
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