Monocrotaline

CAS Number

315-22-0

Synonym

(2,3,4-GH)Pyrrolizine-2,6(3H0-dione; Crotaline; Monocrotalin; NCI-C56462; (13alpha, 14alpha)-14,19-dihydro-12,13-dihydroxy-20-norcrotolanan-11,15-dione

Occurrence/Use

Research chemical (induces pulmonary hypertension), naturally occurring in plants in the genus Crotalaria

Monocrotaline

Cancer Potency Information

Inhalation Unit Risk (μg/cubic meter)-1: 2.9 E-3
Inhalation Slope Factor (mg/kg-day)-1: 1.0 E+1
Oral Slope Factor (mg/kg-day)-1: 1.0 E+1
Comments/References:

OEHHA 1992. Expedited Cancer Potency Values and Proposed Regulatory Levels for Certain Proposition 65 Carcinogens.

Proposition 65

Chemical Status

Cancer: Currently listed

Cancer

Cancer - Listing Mechanism
State's Qualified Experts
Listed as causing : Listed as causing: Cancer
Date of Listing:

Safe Harbor Levels

No Significant Risk Level (NSRL)
0.07 µg/day
Cancer
Last NSRL/MADL Revision: 1992

Documents, Presentations, and Publications

Cancer: