*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : YV7812000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Valeric acid, 4-oxothio-, S-2,3-epithiopropyl ester
LAST UPDATED            : 199706
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C8-H12-O2-S2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 204.32
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * BRL 711
   * Levulinic acid, 1-thio-, S-2,3-epithiopropyl ester
   * 4-Oxothiovaleric acid S-2,3-epithiopropyl ester
 
                       *** 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           : 200 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   BJPCAL British Journal of Pharmacology and Chemotherapy.  (London, UK)
   V.1-33, 1946-68.  For publisher information, see BJPCBM.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 15,485,1960
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 100 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   BJPCAL British Journal of Pharmacology and Chemotherapy.  (London, UK)
   V.1-33, 1946-68.  For publisher information, see BJPCBM.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 15,485,1960
 
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