*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION *** RTECS NUMBER : UZ0880000 CHEMICAL NAME : Pyruvic acid, dibromo- CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 600-35-1 BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1754676 REFERENCE : 3-03-00-01168 (Beilstein Handbook Reference) LAST UPDATED : 199612 DATA ITEMS CITED : 2 MOLECULAR FORMULA : C3-H2-Br2-O3 MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 245.87 WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : QVVYEE COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Drug SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES : * 3,3-Dibromo-2-oxopropanoic acid * Dibromopyruvic acid * Propanoic acid, 3,3-dibromo-2-oxo- *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA *** ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA ** TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse DOSE/DURATION : 75 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Sense Organs and Special Senses (Eye) - lacrimation Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory stimulation Gastrointestinal - changes in structure or function of salivary glands REFERENCE : JPETAB Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. (Williams & Wilkins Co., 428 E. Preston St., Baltimore, MD 21202) V.1- 1909/10- Volume(issue)/page/year: 123,48,1958 TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intravenous SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse DOSE/DURATION : 90 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Sense Organs and Special Senses (Eye) - lacrimation Behavioral - excitement Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea REFERENCE : JPETAB Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. (Williams & Wilkins Co., 428 E. Preston St., Baltimore, MD 21202) V.1- 1909/10- Volume(issue)/page/year: 124,64,1958 *** END OF RECORD ***