*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : DG8580000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benzoic acid, p-(2,3-dihydroxypropoxy)-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 4180-57-8
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 2645857
LAST UPDATED            : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C10-H12-O5
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 212.22
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : QVR DO1YQ1Q
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 3-(p-Carboxyphenoxy)-1,2-propanediol
   * p-(2,3-Dihydroxypropoxy)benzoic acid
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 2502 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Peripheral Nerve and Sensation - flaccid paralysis without anesthesia
   (usually neuromuscular blockage)
   Behavioral - muscle weakness
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes
REFERENCE :
   JPETAB Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics.  (Williams &
   Wilkins Co., 428 E. Preston St., Baltimore, MD 21202)  V.1-    1909/10-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 93,470,1948
 
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