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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: 

Proposition 65

Chemical Status

Cancer: 
Currently listed

Cancer

Listed for: 
Cancer
Date of Listing: 
04/01/1988
Basis for Listing: 
State's Qualified Experts

Safe Harbor Levels

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

Documents, Presentations, and Publications

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