*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : ZD8575000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Xanthine, 1-methyl-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 6136-37-4
LAST UPDATED            : 199706
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C6-H6-N4-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 166.16
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T56 BM DN FMVNVJ H1
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 1-Methylxanthine
   * 1H-Purine-2,6-dione, 3,7-dihydro-1-methyl-
 
                       *** 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           : 510 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology.  (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
   First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1-    1959-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   24,393,1973

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NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - X5255
       No. of Facilities: 25 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 1
       No. of Occupations: 1
       No. of Employees: 2440 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 1459 (estimated)

 
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