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PROCYMIDONE<br />

First draft prepared by<br />

I. Dewhurst 1 & A. Boobis 2<br />

1<br />

<strong>Pesticide</strong>s Safety Directorate, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs,<br />

K<strong>in</strong>gs Pool, York, England<br />

2<br />

Experimental Medic<strong>in</strong>e and Toxicology, Division of Medic<strong>in</strong>e, Faculty of Medic<strong>in</strong>e,<br />

Imperial College London, London, England<br />

Explanation....................................................................................................... 350<br />

Evaluation for acceptable daily <strong>in</strong>take.............................................................. 350<br />

1. Biochemical aspects............................................................................ 350<br />

1.1 Absorption, distribution and excretion ....................................... 350<br />

(a) Oral route .......................................................................... 350<br />

(b) Dermal route...................................................................... 355<br />

1.2 Biotransformation ...................................................................... 356<br />

2. <strong>Toxicological</strong> studies ......................................................................... 360<br />

2.1 Acute toxicity.............................................................................. 360<br />

(a) Lethal doses ...................................................................... 360<br />

(b) Dermal and ocular irritation and dermal sensitization ..... 362<br />

2.2 Short-term studies of toxicity...................................................... 362<br />

(a) Oral route .......................................................................... 362<br />

(b) Dermal route...................................................................... 367<br />

2.3 Long-term studies of toxicity and carc<strong>in</strong>ogenicity...................... 369<br />

2.4 Genotoxicity................................................................................ 371<br />

2.5 Reproductive toxicity ................................................................. 371<br />

(a) Multigeneration studies ..................................................... 371<br />

(b) Developmental toxicity...................................................... 376<br />

2.6 Special studies............................................................................. 380<br />

(a) Neurotoxicity .................................................................... 380<br />

(b) Mechanism of action ........................................................ 380<br />

3. Studies on metabolites ....................................................................... 386<br />

(a) 3,5-Dichloroanil<strong>in</strong>e (DCA)................................................ 386<br />

(b) Carboxyprocymidone (PCM-NH-COOH)......................... 386<br />

(c) 1,2-Dimethylcyclopropane-dicarboxylic acid (DMCPA) . 386<br />

(d) Hydroxyprocymidone (PCM-CH 2<br />

OH) ............................. 386<br />

(e) Interconversion of metabolites........................................... 387<br />

4. Observations <strong>in</strong> humans ..................................................................... 387<br />

Comments......................................................................................................... 388<br />

<strong>Toxicological</strong> evaluation................................................................................... 393<br />

References ....................................................................................................... 396<br />

PROCYMIDONE 349–401 JMPR <strong>2007</strong>

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