*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : UE6825000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Propionic acid, alpha-amino-beta-methylamino-, DL-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 17463-44-4
LAST UPDATED            : 199512
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 4
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C4-H10-N2-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 118.16
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : QVYZ1M1
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * DL-alpha-Amino-beta-methylaminopropionic acid
   * Propionic acid, alpha-amino-beta-methylamino-
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 840 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   FEPRA7 Federation Proceedings, Federation of American Societies for
   Experimental Biology. (Bethesda, MD)  V.1-46, 1942-87.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 31,1473,1972
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 1680 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   FEPRA7 Federation Proceedings, Federation of American Societies for
   Experimental Biology. (Bethesda, MD)  V.1-46, 1942-87.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 31,1473,1972
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Bird - chicken
DOSE/DURATION           : 400 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   FEPRA7 Federation Proceedings, Federation of American Societies for
   Experimental Biology. (Bethesda, MD)  V.1-46, 1942-87.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 31,1473,1972
 
                 ** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 21840 mg/kg/78D-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
REFERENCE :
   FEPRA7 Federation Proceedings, Federation of American Societies for
   Experimental Biology. (Bethesda, MD)  V.1-46, 1942-87.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 31,1473,1972
 
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