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RTECS NUMBER            : EK7877150
CHEMICAL NAME           : Butanoic acid, 4-hydroxy-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 591-81-1
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1720582
REFERENCE               : 4-03-00-00774 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C4-H8-O3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 104.12
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Butyric acid, 4-hydroxy-
   * GHB
   * 4-Hydroxybutanoic acid
   * gamma-Hydroxybutyrate
   * gamma-Hydroxybutyric acid
   * 4-Hydroxybutyric acid
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Unreported
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : >2 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   PJPPAA Polish Journal of Pharmacology and Pharmacy.  (ARS Polona, POB 1001,
   00-068 Warsaw 1, Poland) V.25-    1973-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   42,491,1990
 
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