*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : WG2275000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Sorbic acid, zinc salt
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 5045-91-0
LAST UPDATED            : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C12-H14-O4.Zn
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 287.63
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : OV1U2U2 2 &-ZN-
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 2,4-Hexadienoic acid, zinc salt, (E,E)-
   * Sorbate of zinc
   * Zinc sorate
 
                       *** 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           : >8 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   CHDDAT Comptes Rendus des Seances de l'Academie des Sciences, Serie D:
   Sciences Naturelles.  (Paris, France)  V.262-291, 1966-80.  For publisher
   information, see CRASEV.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 266,1080,1968
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 1 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   CHDDAT Comptes Rendus des Seances de l'Academie des Sciences, Serie D:
   Sciences Naturelles.  (Paris, France)  V.262-291, 1966-80.  For publisher
   information, see CRASEV.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 266,1080,1968
 
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