*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : VQ1497500
CHEMICAL NAME           : Saponin, from Sapindus mukorossi Gaertn
LAST UPDATED            : 199806
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
                          Natural Product
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Sopindus mukorossi Gaertn Saponin
   * Sapindus saponin
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : >2821 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   YAHOA3 Yakhak Hoe Chi.  Journal of the Pharmaceutical Society.  (Taehan
   Yakkakhoe, c/o College of Pharmacy, Seoul National Univ., Seoul 151, S.
   Korea)  V.1-    1956(?)-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 39,137,1995
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 81 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   YAHOA3 Yakhak Hoe Chi.  Journal of the Pharmaceutical Society.  (Taehan
   Yakkakhoe, c/o College of Pharmacy, Seoul National Univ., Seoul 151, S.
   Korea)  V.1-    1956(?)-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 39,137,1995
 
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