*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : YX9810000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Vero toxin
SUBSTANCE DEFINITION :
   Purified from a strain of Echerichia coli
REFERENCE :
   MIPAEV Microbial Pathogenesis.  (Academic Press Inc. Ltd., 24-28 Oval Road,
   London, NW1 7DX, UK) V.1-    1986-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 6,113,1989
LAST UPDATED            : 199506
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Natural Product
 
                       *** 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           : 108 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   MIPAEV Microbial Pathogenesis.  (Academic Press Inc. Ltd., 24-28 Oval Road,
   London, NW1 7DX, UK) V.1-    1986-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 6,113,1989
 
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