*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : ES7120000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Butyric acid, 2-amino-4-(methylsulfinyl)-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 454-41-1
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1723794
LAST UPDATED            : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C5-H11-N-O3-S
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 165.23
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : QVYZ2SO&1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Reproductive Effector
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 2-Amino-4-(methylsulfinyl)butyric acid
   * 2-Amino-4-(methylsulfinyl)butanoic acid
   * Butanoic acid, 2-amino-4-(methylsulfinyl)-
   * Methionine sulfoxide
   * dl-Methionine sulfoxide
   * DL-Methionine sulfoxide
 
                       *** 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           : 4 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   IJRBA3 International Journal of Radiation Biology and Related Studies in
   Physics, Chemistry and Medicine.  (Taylor & Francis Inc., 242 Cherry St.,
   Philadelphia, PA 19106)  V.1-    1959-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 3,41,1961
 
                          ** REPRODUCTIVE DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE                    : 3500 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 9-15 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - musculoskeletal system
REFERENCE :
   ASMUAA Acta Scholae Medicinalis Universitatis in Kioto.  (Kyoto, Japan)
   V.27-40, 1947-70. Discontinued.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 38,193,1962
 
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