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RTECS NUMBER            : UQ0514000
CHEMICAL NAME           : 2H-Pyran-2-one,
                          5,6-dihydro-4-hydroxy-6-methyl-3-(1-oxohexyl)-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 27424-84-6
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1285283
LAST UPDATED            : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C12-H18-O4
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 226.30
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 3-Esanoil-5,6-diidro-4-idrossi-6-metil-2H-pyran-2-one
   * 3-Hexanoyl-5,6-dihydro-4-hydroxy-6-methyl-2H-pyran-2-one
 
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TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 333 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - ataxia
   Behavioral - muscle contraction or spasticity
REFERENCE :
   FRPSAX Farmaco, Edizione Scientifica. (Casella Postale 227, 27100 Pavia,
   Italy)  V.8-43 1953-88 For publisher information, see FRMCE8
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,861,1974
 
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