*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : ZF1500000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Xylohexulosonic acid, methyl ester
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 3031-98-9
LAST UPDATED            : 197901
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C7-H12-O7
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 208.19
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : Q1YQYQYQVVO1
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Methyl 2-keto-L-gulonate
   * Methyl L-xylohexulosonate
   * Provitamin C
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 180 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   CSLNX* U.S. Army Armament Research & Development Command, Chemical Systems
   Laboratory, NIOSH Exchange Chemicals.  (Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21010)
   Volume(issue)/page/year: NX#02419
 
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