Cycloheximide

CAS Number

66-81-9

Synonym

Cycloheximide liquor; ((Dimethyl-3,5oxo-2cyclohexyl)-2hydroxy-2ethyl)-3glutarimide; Ethyl-2,6-piperidinedione; Neocycloheximide

Occurrence/Use

Produced by bacterium Streptomyces griseus; research chemical (inhibitor of protein biosynthesis)

Cycloheximide

Proposition 65

Chemical Status

Reproductive Toxicity : Currently listed

Reproductive Toxicity

Listed as causing: Developmental Toxicity
Developmental Toxicity
Date of Listing:
Basis for Listing : Formally Required