chlortetracycline ** aureomycin ** biomycin ** Translations

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GENERAL INFORMATION

Description: Broad spectrum antibiotic and antimicrobial substance isolated from the microorganism (treptomyces aureofaciens) used in veterinary products and for aquaculture

Introduction: -

EC Directive 1107/2009 (repealing 91/414):

Status	Not listed
Dossier rapporteur/co-rapporteur	Not applicable
Date inclusion expires	Not applicable

Approved for use () or known to be used () in the following European countries:

AT

BE

BG

CY

CZ

DE

DK

EE

EL

ES

FI

FR

HU

IE

IT

LT

LU

LV

MT

NL

PL

PT

RO

SE

SI

SK

UK

General status:

Pesticide type	Bactericide, Fungicide, Wood preservative, Antimicrobial, Veterinary treatment
Substance group	Tetracycline
Substance origin	Synthetic
Mode of action	Protein synthesis inhibitor
CAS RN	57-62-5
EC number	200-341-7
CIPAC number	-
US EPA chemical code	006301
Chemical formula	C22H23ClN2O8
SMILES	C1[C@@H]2[C@@](C(=C3C(c4c(ccc(c4[C@@]([C@@H]13)(C)O)Cl)O)=O)O)(C(C(C(N)=O)=C([C@H]2N(C)C)O)=O)O
International Chemical Identifier (InChI)	InChI=1/C22H23ClN2O8/c1-21(32)7-6-8-15(25(2)3)17(28)13(20(24)31)19(30)22(8,33)18(29)11(7)16(27)12-10(26)5-4-9(23)14(12)21/h4-5,7-8,15,26,28-29,32-33H,6H2,1-3H3,(H2,24,31)/t7?,8-,15-,21-,22-/m0/s1
Structure diagram/image available?	Yes
Molecular mass (g mol-1)	478.88
IUPAC Name	-
CAS Name	7-chlorotetracycline
Other status information	Possible groundwater contaminant
Herbicide Resistance Classification (HRAC)	Not applicable
Insecticide Resistance Classification (IRAC)	Not applicable
Fungicide Resistance Classification (FRAC)	Not applicable
Physical state	-
Related substances & organisms	-

Formulations:

Property	Value
Example manufacturers of products using this active	-
Example products using this active	Aureomycin Lederle
UK LERAP status	Not applicable
Formulation and application details	Usually supplied in formualtions for oral administration.

ENVIRONMENTAL FATE

Property		Value	Source/Quality Score/Other Information	Interpretation
Solubility - In water at 20oC (mg l-1)		630	R4	High
Solubility - In organic solvents at 20oC (mg l-1)		-	-	-
Melting Point (oC)		168.5	V3	-
Boiling Point (oC)		-	-	-
Degradation point (oC)		-	-	-
Flashpoint (oC)		-	-	-
Octanol-water partition coefficient at pH 7, 20oC	P	2.40 X 10-01	Calculated	-
	Log P	-0.62	V3	Low
Bulk density (g ml-1)/Specific gravity		-	-	-
Dissociation constant (pKa) at 25oC		4.5	R4	-
		Note:
Vapour pressure at 25oC (mPa)		2.09 X 10-23	R4	Non-volatile
Henry's law constant at 25oC (Pa m3 mol-1)		4.8 X 10-22	R4	Non-volatile
Henry's law constant at 20oC (dimensionless)		6.52 X 10-30	Calculated	Non-volatile
GUS leaching potential index		-	-	-
SCI-GROW groundwater index (µg l-1) for a 1 kg ha-1 or 1 l ha-1 application rate	Value	-	-	-
	Note	-
Potential for particle bound transport index		-	-	-
Maximum UV-vis absorption L mol-1 cm-1		-	-	-
Surface tension (mN m-1)		-	-	-

Degradation:

Property		Value	Source/Quality Score/Other Information	Interpretation
Soil degradation (days) (aerobic)	DT50 (typical)	30	R3	Moderately persistent
	DT50 (lab at 20oC)	-	-	-
	DT50 (field)	-	-	-
	DT90 (lab at 20oC)	-	-	-
	DT90 (field)	-	-	-
	Note	General literature DT50 range >30 days (R3)
Aqueous photolysis DT50 (days) at pH 7	Value	-	-	-
	Note	-
Aqueous hydrolysis DT50 (days) at 20oC and pH 7	Value	-	-	-
	Note	-
Water-Sediment DT50 (days)		-	-	-
Water phase only DT50 (days)		-	-	-

Soil adsorption and mobility:

Property		Value	Source/Quality Score/Other Information	Interpretation
Linear	Kd	-	-	-
	Koc	-
	Notes and range	-
Freundlich	Kf	-	-	-
	Kfoc	-
	1/n	-
	Notes and range	-
pH sensitivity		-

ECOTOXICOLOGY

Property		Value	Source/Quality Score/Other Information	Interpretation
Bio-concentration factor	BCF	-	-	-
	CT50 (days)	-		-
Bioaccumulation potential		-	Calculated	Low
Mammals - Acute oral LD50 (mg kg-1)		> 1500	V3 Mice	Moderate
Mammals - Short term dietary NOEL	(mg kg-1)	-	-	-
	(ppm diet)	-		-
Birds - Acute LD50 (mg kg-1)		-	-	-
Birds - Short term dietary (LC50/LD50)		-	-	-
Fish - Acute 96 hour LC50 (mg l-1)		> 0.89	R4 Unknown species	Moderate
Fish - Chronic 21 day NOEC (mg l-1)		-	-	-
Aquatic invertebrates - Acute 48 hour EC50 (mg l-1)		128	F3 Daphnia magna	Low
Aquatic invertebrates - Chronic 21 day NOEC (mg l-1)		-	-	-
Aquatic crustaceans - Acute 96 hour LC50 (mg l-1)		-	-	-
Sediment dwelling organisms - Acute 96 hour LC50 (mg l-1)		-	-	-
Sediment dwelling organisms - Chronic 28 day NOEC, static, water (mg l-1)		-	-	-
Sediment dwelling organisms - Chronic 28 day NOEC, sediment (mg kg-1)		-	-	-
Aquatic plants - Acute 7 day EC50, biomass (mg l-1)		1.62	F3 Lemna gibba	Moderate
Algae - Acute 72 hour EC50, growth (mg l-1)		3.1	R3 Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata	Moderate
Algae - Chronic 96 hour NOEC, growth (mg l-1)		-	-	-
Honeybees - Acute 48 hour LD50 (µg bee-1)		-	-	-
Earthworms - Acute 14 day LC50 (mg kg-1)		-	-	-
Earthworms - Chronic 14 day NOEC, reproduction (mg kg-1)		-	-	-
Other soil macro-organisms - e.g. Collembola	LR50product ha EC50product ha NOECproduct ha % Effect	-	-	-
Other arthropod (1)	LR50 g ha-1	-	-	-
	% Effect	-	-	-
Other arthropod (2)	LR50 g ha-1	-	-	-
	% Effect	-	-	-
Soil micro-organisms		-	-	-
Mesocosm study data	NOEAEC mg l-1	-	-	-
	NOEAEC mg l-1	-	-	-

HUMAN HEALTH AND PROTECTION

General:

Property		Value	Source/Quality Score/Other Information	Interpretation
Mammals - Acute oral LD50 (mg kg-1)		> 1500	V3 Mice	Moderate
Mammals - Dermal LD50 (mg kg-1 body weight)		-	-	-
Mammals - Inhalation LC50 (mg l-1)		-	-	-
Other Mammal toxicity endpoints		Intraperitoneal LDLo = 335 mg kg-1	V3 Rat	-
		Intravenous LD50 = 118 mg kg-1	V3 Rat	-
ADI - Acceptable Daily Intake (mg kg-1bw day-1)		-	-	-
ARfD - Acute Reference Dose (mg kg-1bw day-1)		-	-	-
AOEL - Acceptable Operator Exposure Level - Systemic (mg kg-1bw day-1)		-	-	-
Dermal penetration studies (%)		-	-	-
Dangerous Substances Directive 76/464		-	-	-
Exposure Limits		-	-	-
Exposure Routes	Public	-
	Occupational	-
Examples of European MRLs (mg kg-1)	Value	-
	Note	For the EU pesticides database click here
Drinking Water MAC (µg l-1)		-	-	-

Health issues:

Carcinogen	Mutagen	Endocrine disrupter	Reproduction / development effects	Acetyl cholinesterase inhibitor	Neurotoxicant	Respiratory tract irritant	Skin irritant	Eye irritant
-	-	-			-	-	-	-
General human health issues		[No further information available]

: Yes, known to cause a problem
: No, known not to cause a problem
: Possibly, status not identified
- : No data

Handling issues:

Property		Value	Source/Quality Score/Other Information	Interpretation
General		[No information available]
EC Risk Classification		-
EC Safety Classification		-
WHO Classification		NL	-	Not listed
US EPA Classification (formulation)		-	-	-
UN Number		-
Waste disposal & packaging		-

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