Research Article

Isolation, Crystal Structure, and In Silico Aromatase Inhibition Activity of Ergosta-5, 22-dien-3β-ol from the Fungus Gyromitra esculenta

Table 6

Toxicity properties of brassicasterol and the cocrystallized ligand.

CompoundFDA rodent carcinogenicity (rat- male)Rat maximum tolerated dose (feed)bRat oral LD50bRat chronic LOAELbOcular irritancySkin irritancy

1Noncarcinogen0.0281.0710.002IrritantModerate
Cocrystallized ligandNoncarcinogen0.0262.0150.015IrritantModerate

aUnit: mg/kg body weight/day. bUnit: g/kg body weight.