*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : YV9360000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Valine, D-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 640-68-6
LAST UPDATED            : 199706
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C5-H11-N-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 117.17
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : QVYZY1&1 -D
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * D-Valine
   * (R)-Valine
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 6093 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - altered sleep time (including change in righting reflex)
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
   Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - body temperature decrease
REFERENCE :
   ABBIA4 Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics.  (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
   First St., Duluth, MN 55802)  V.31-    1951-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   64,319,1956

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NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - X9991
       No. of Facilities: 35 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 1
       No. of Occupations: 1
       No. of Employees: 115 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 64 (estimated)

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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