*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : DH9030000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benzoic acid, 3,4,5-trihydroxy-,
                          2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-3,4-dihydro-5,7-dihydroxy-2H-
                          1- benzopyran-3-yl ester, (2R-cis)-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 1257-08-5
LAST UPDATED            : 199309
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C22-H18-O10
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 442.40
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * L-Epicatechin gallate
   * Epicatechol, gallate
   * (-)-Epicatechol gallate
   * Epicatechol, 3-gallate, (-)-
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : >1 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   JKXXAF Japanese Kokai Tokyo Koho Patents.  (U.S. Patent and Trademark
   Office, Foreign Patents, Washington, DC 20231)  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   #93-944
 
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