*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : UP6930000
CHEMICAL NAME           : 2H-Pyran-5-carboxylic acid,
                          3-benzyl-4-hydroxy-6-methyl-2-oxo-
LAST UPDATED            : 198806
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C14-H12-O5
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 260.26
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 3-Benzyl-4-hydroxy-5-carboxy-6-methyl-alpha-pyron
   * 3-Benzyl-4-hydroxy-6-methyl-2-oxo-2H-pyran-5-carboxylic acid
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 750 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
REFERENCE :
   ABMGAJ Acta Biologica et Medica Germanica.  (Berlin, Ger. Dem. Rep.) V.1-41,
   1958-82.  For publisher information, see BBIADT. Volume(issue)/page/year:
   12,704,1964
 
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