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Ricin

[Major protein produced in the seeds of the castor oil plant, Ricinus communis (TXCYAC 223,61,2006)]

RTECS #: VJ2625000

CAS #: 9009-86-3


UPDATE: May 2009 MW: N/R MF: N/R


NOTE:

TABLE OF CONTENTS:
  1. SYNONYMS:
  2. SKIN AND EYE IRRITATION DATA:
  3. MUTATION DATA:
  4. REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTS DATA:
  5. ACUTE TOXICITY DATA:
  6. OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE DATA:
  7. REVIEWS:
  8. REFERENCES:

SYNONYMS:

  1. Ricine


SKIN AND EYE IRRITATION DATA AND REFERENCES:

ROUTE/
ORGANISM
DOSE
EFFECT

REFERENCE
eye
rabbit
1,500 ng N/R NTIS** PB158-508


MUTATION DATA AND REFERENCES:

SYSTEM TEST ROUTE/
ORGANISM/
TISSUE
DOSE REFERENCE
DNA damage human other cell types 10 µg/L/5 hour TOLED5 132,141,2002
DNA inhibition mouse Ascites tumor 25 µg/kg TOXIA6 11,379,1973
DNA inhibition rat liver 300 µg/L ARTODN 44,175,1980


REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTS DATA AND REFERENCES:

ROUTE/
ORGANISM
DOSE
EFFECT

REFERENCE
intraperitoneal
mouse
lowest published toxic dose: 1,350 ng/kg (3 day pregnant) Reproductive: Effects on fertility: Post- implantation mortality (e.g., dead and/or resorbed implants per total number of implants)

Reproductive: Effects on embryo or fetus: Fetotoxicity (except death, e.g., stunted fetus)
JTEHD6 12,193,1983


TUMORIGENIC DATA AND REFERENCES:

ROUTE/
ORGANISM
DOSE
EFFECT

REFERENCE
N/R
N/R N/R N/R


ACUTE TOXICITY DATA AND REFERENCES:

ROUTE/
ORGANISM
DOSE
EFFECT

REFERENCE
inhalation
human
lethal concentration (50 percent kill): 0.15 µg/kg N/R JAPTO* 23,139,2003
inhalation
monkey
lethal concentration (50 percent kill): 7 µg/kg Lung, Thorax, or Respiration: Acute pulmonary edema

Blood: Hemorrhage

Nutritional and Gross Metabolic: Body temperature increase
TOXID9 78,163,2004
inhalation
rat
lethal concentration (30 percent kill): 11.21 mg/m3 Gastrointestinal: Hypermotility, diarrhea

Behavioral: Tremor

Behavioral: Convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
HBPTO* 1,163,2001
inhalation
rat
lethal concentration (50 percent kill): 3.7 µg/kg N/R JAPTO* 23,139,2003
intramuscular
dog
lethal dose (50 percent kill): 600 ng/kg N/R 85JCAE -,1454,1986
intraperitoneal
cat
lethal dose (50 percent kill): 29 µg/kg N/R HBPTO* 1,163,2001
intraperitoneal
cat
lowest published lethal dose: 40 µg/kg N/R HBPTO* 1,163,2001
intraperitoneal
guinea pig
lowest published lethal dose: 20 ng/kg N/R SCIEAS 144,1100,1964
intraperitoneal
monkey
lethal dose (50 percent kill): 30.3 µg/kg N/R HBPTO* 1,163,2001
intraperitoneal
mouse
lethal dose (50 percent kill): 2 µg/kg N/R TOXIA6 18,649,1980
intraperitoneal
mouse
lowest published toxic dose: 25 µg/kg Biochemical: Enzyme inhibition, induction, or change in blood or tissue levels: Transaminases

Biochemical: Enzyme inhibition, induction, or change in blood or tissue levels: Phosphatases

Biochemical: Enzyme inhibition, induction, or change in blood or tissue levels: Dehydrogenases
TOXIA6 41,333,2003
intraperitoneal
mouse
lowest published lethal dose: 3 µg/kg N/R TXCYAC 214,268,2005
intraperitoneal
rat
lethal dose (50 percent kill): 1,500 ng/kg N/R TOXIA6 18,649,1980
intraperitoneal
rat
lowest published lethal dose: 50 µg/kg N/R HBPTO* 1,163,2001
intraperitoneal
rabbit
lethal dose (50 percent kill): 7.82 µg/kg N/R HBPTO* 1,163,2001
intraperitoneal
rabbit
lowest published lethal dose: 10 µg/kg N/R HBPTO* 1,163,2001
intratracheal
cat
lethal dose (50 percent kill): 5 µg/kg Behavioral: Convulsions or effect on seizure threshold

Lung, Thorax, or Respiration: Dyspnea

Gastrointestinal: Hypermotility, diarrhea
NTIS** PB158-508
intratracheal
dog
lethal dose (50 percent kill): 5 µg/kg Behavioral: Convulsions or effect on seizure threshold

Lung, Thorax, or Respiration: Dyspnea

Gastrointestinal: Hypermotility, diarrhea
NTIS** PB158-508
intratracheal
rat
lethal dose (50 percent kill): 5 µg/kg Behavioral: Convulsions or effect on seizure threshold

Lung, Thorax, or Respiration: Dyspnea

Gastrointestinal: Hypermotility, diarrhea
NTIS** PB158-508
intratracheal
rabbit
lethal dose (50 percent kill): 500 ng/kg Behavioral: Convulsions or effect on seizure threshold

Lung, Thorax, or Respiration: Dyspnea

Gastrointestinal: Hypermotility, diarrhea
NTIS** PB158-508
intravenous
dog
lowest published lethal dose: 1,600 ng/kg Behavioral: Food intake (animal)

Behavioral: Muscle weakness

Nutritional and Gross Metabolic: Weight loss or decreased weight gain
JTEHD6 5,1073,1979
intravenous
mouse
lethal dose (50 percent kill): 2,200 ng/kg Behavioral: Convulsions or effect on seizure threshold

Lung, Thorax, or Respiration: Dyspnea

Gastrointestinal: Hypermotility, diarrhea
NTIS** PB158-508
intravenous
mouse
lowest published lethal dose: 2.7 µg/kg N/R HBPTO* 1,163,2001
intravenous
mouse
lethal dose (50 percent kill): 2.8 µg/kg N/R JAPTO* 23,139,2003
intravenous
mouse
lethal dose : 3 µg/kg Liver: Other changes TXAPA9 207,138,2005
intravenous
rabbit
lethal dose (50 percent kill): 540 ng/kg Vascular: BP lowering not characterized in autonomic section PHTOEH 74,148,1994
oral
human
lowest published lethal dose: 2 mg/kg N/R PCOC** -,963,1966
oral
man
lowest published toxic dose: 900 µg/kg Lung, Thorax, or Respiration: Cyanosis

Gastrointestinal: Nausea or vomiting

Nutritional and Gross Metabolic: Dehydration
HUTODJ 2,239,1983
oral
man
lowest published lethal dose: 300 µg/kg Behavioral: Convulsions or effect on seizure threshold

Gastrointestinal: Nausea or vomiting
NTIS** PB158-508
oral
mouse
lowest published lethal dose: 30 mg/kg Gastrointestinal: Hypermotility, diarrhea CPBTAL 31,3222,1983
oral
rat
lowest published lethal dose: 30 mg/kg Gastrointestinal: Hypermotility, diarrhea CPBTAL 31,3222,1983
oral
rat
lethal dose (50 percent kill): 4,000 mg/kg N/R GISAAA -,47,1993
oral
rat
lowest published toxic dose: 800 mg/kg Blood: Normocytic anemia

Biochemical: Enzyme inhibition, induction, or change in blood or tissue levels: Phosphatases

Blood: Other changes
GISAAA -,47,1993
oral
rat
lethal dose (60 percent kill): 20 mg/kg N/R TXCYAC 223,61,2006
oral
rabbit
lowest published lethal dose: 500 µg/kg N/R PCOC** -,963,1966
parenteral
dog
lowest published lethal dose: 30 µg/kg Lung, Thorax, or Respiration: Cyanosis

Liver: Hepatitis (hepatocellular necrosis), diffuse

Kidney, Ureter, and Bladder: Changes in tubules (including acute renal failure, acute tubular necrosis)
APTSAI 41,351,1977
parenteral
rat
lethal dose (50 percent kill): 336 ng/kg Behavioral: Somnolence (general depressed activity)

Behavioral: Food intake (animal)
NEREDZ 4,259,1979
subcutaneous
man
lowest published lethal dose: 43 µg/kg Lung, Thorax, or Respiration: Cyanosis

Liver: Hepatitis (hepatocellular necrosis), diffuse

Kidney, Ureter, and Bladder: Changes in tubules (including acute renal failure, acute tubular necrosis)
APTSAI 41,351,1977
subcutaneous
mouse
lethal dose (50 percent kill): 22,100 ng/kg Behavioral: Convulsions or effect on seizure threshold

Lung, Thorax, or Respiration: Dyspnea

Gastrointestinal: Hypermotility, diarrhea
NTIS** PB158-508
unreported route
cat
lethal dose (50 percent kill): 200 ng/kg Behavioral: Convulsions or effect on seizure threshold

Lung, Thorax, or Respiration: Dyspnea

Gastrointestinal: Hypermotility, diarrhea
NTIS** PB158-508
unreported route
child
lowest published lethal dose: 500 µg/kg Behavioral: Somnolence (general depressed activity)

Behavioral: Headache

Gastrointestinal: Other changes
34ZIAG -,158,1969
unreported route
dog
lethal dose (50 percent kill): 600 ng/kg Behavioral: Convulsions or effect on seizure threshold

Lung, Thorax, or Respiration: Dyspnea

Gastrointestinal: Hypermotility, diarrhea
NTIS** PB158-508
unreported route
domestic animal
lethal dose (50 percent kill): 3 µg/kg Behavioral: Convulsions or effect on seizure threshold

Lung, Thorax, or Respiration: Dyspnea

Gastrointestinal: Hypermotility, diarrhea
NTIS** PB158-508
unreported route
domestic animal
lowest published lethal dose: 100 mg/kg Lung, Thorax, or Respiration: Acute pulmonary edema HBPTO* 1,163,2001
unreported route
guinea pig
lethal dose (50 percent kill): 800 ng/kg Behavioral: Convulsions or effect on seizure threshold

Lung, Thorax, or Respiration: Dyspnea

Gastrointestinal: Hypermotility, diarrhea
NTIS** PB158-508
unreported route
mouse
lethal dose (50 percent kill): 6 µg/kg N/R BBACAQ 295,582,1973
unreported route
rat
lethal dose (50 percent kill): 4 µg/kg Behavioral: Convulsions or effect on seizure threshold

Lung, Thorax, or Respiration: Dyspnea

Gastrointestinal: Hypermotility, diarrhea
NTIS** PB158-508
unreported route
rabbit
lethal dose (50 percent kill): 100 ng/kg Behavioral: Convulsions or effect on seizure threshold

Lung, Thorax, or Respiration: Dyspnea

Gastrointestinal: Hypermotility, diarrhea
NTIS** PB158-508


OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE DATA AND REFERENCES:

ROUTE/
ORGANISM
DOSE
EFFECT

REFERENCE
oral
rat
lowest published toxic dose: 2,400 mg/kg/3 day- intermittent Blood: Changes in erythrocyte (RBC) count

Biochemical: Enzyme inhibition, induction, or change in blood or tissue levels: Cabonic anhydrase

Blood: Other changes
GISAAA -,47,1993


REVIEWS:

ORGANIZATION STANDARD
REFERENCE

TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
BIPAA8 74,85,1976
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
JTCTDW 38,67,2000
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
MUREAV 544,217,2003
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
TOLED5 140-141,287,2003
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
TXCYAC 214,210,2005
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
JTCTDW 42,201,2004
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
ENTOX* -,702,2005
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
AAPSJ* 8,E532,2006
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
EMCNA* 25,375,2007
TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
HUTOX* -,731,1996


STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS:

ORGANIZATION STANDARD
REFERENCE

N/R N/R N/R


NIOSH DOCUMENTATION AND SURVEILLANCE:

ORGANIZATION STANDARD or SURVEY
REFERENCE

N/R N/R N/R


STATUS IN FEDERAL AGENCIES:

ORGANIZATION
REFERENCE

N/R


REFERENCES:

CODEN
REFERENCE

34ZIAG "Toxicology of Drugs and Chemicals," Deichmann, W.B., New York, Academic Press, Inc., 1969
85JCAE "Prehled Prumyslove Toxikologie; Organicke Latky," Marhold, J., Prague, Czechoslovakia, Avicenum, 1986
AAPSJ* AAPS pharmSci [electronic resource] (Alexandria, Va. : American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists) V.1-6 1999-2004, continued by AAPS journal
APTSAI Acta Pharmacologica et Toxicologica, Supplementun. (Munksgaard International Pub., POB 2148, DK-1016 Copenhagen K, Denmark) No.1- 1947-
ARTODN Archives of Toxicology. (Springer-Verlag, Heidelberger Pl. 3, D-1000 Berlin 33, Fed. Rep. Ger.) V.32- 1974-
BBACAQ Biochimica et Biophysica Acta. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1947-
BIPAA8 Bulletin de l'Institut Pasteur (Paris). (SPPIF, B.P.22, F-41353 Vineuil, France) V.1- 1903-
CPBTAL Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin. (Japan Pub. Trading Co., USA, 1255 Howard St., San Francisco, CA 94103) V.6- 1958-
EMCNA*
ENTOX* Encyclopedia of Toxicology: Reference Book, Elsevier, 2005
GISAAA Gigiena i Sanitariya. For English translation, see HYSAAV. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.1- 1936-
HBPTO* Handbook of pesticide toxicology. Robert Krieger ed, Academic press, 2001
HUTODJ Human Toxicology. (Macmillan Press Ltd., Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hants., RG 21 2XS, UK) V.1- 1981-
HUTOX*
JAPTO* Journal of Applied Toxicology (John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., Oldlands Way Bognor Regis West Sussex, PO22 9SA England) V.1- 1981-
JTCTDW Journal of Toxicology, Clinical Toxicology. (Marcel Dekker, 270 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10016) V.19- 1982-
JTEHD6 Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health. (Hemisphere Pub., 1025 Vermont Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20005) V.1- 1975/76-
MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964-
NEREDZ Neurochemical Research. (Plenum Pub. Corp., 233 Spring St., New York, NY 10013) V.1- 1976-
NTIS** National Technical Information Service. (Springfield, VA 22161) Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
PCOC** Pesticide Chemicals Official Compendium, Association of the American Pesticide Control Officials, Inc., 1966. (Topeka, KS)
PHTOEH Pharmacology and Toxicology (Copenhagen). (Munksgaard International Pub., POB 2148, DK-1016 Copenhagen K, Denmark) V.60- 1987-
SCIEAS Science. (American Assoc. for the Advancement of Science, 1333 H St., NW, Washington, DC 20005) V.1- 1895-
TOLED5 Toxicology Letters. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1977-
TOXIA6 Toxicon. (Pergamon Press Ltd., Headington Hill Hall, Oxford OX3 OBW, UK) V.1- 1962-
TOXID9 Toxicologist. (Soc. of Toxicology, Inc., 475 Wolf Ledge Parkway, Akron, OH 44311) V.1- 1981-
TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E. First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1959-
TXCYAC Toxicology. (Elsevier Scientific Pub. Ireland, Ltd., POB 85, Limerick, Ireland) V.1- 1973-

RTECS Compound Description:
   Agricultural Chemical
   Drug
   Mutagen
   Reproductive Effector
   Human Data
   Natural Product
   Primary Irritant

ALT CAS #: 9067-26-9
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