*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : AJ3500000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Acetic acid, (propylenedinitrilo)tetra-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 4408-81-5
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 2223855
REFERENCE               : 3-04-00-01190 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199801
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C11-H18-N2-O8
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 306.31
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : QV1N1VQ3N1VQ1VQ
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 1,2-Diaminopropanetetraacetic acid
   * Glycine, N,N'-(1-methyl-1,2-ethanediyl)bis(N-(carboxymethyl)-
   * MEDTA
   * PDTA
   * Propylenediamine tetra-acetic acid
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 357 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
REFERENCE :
   AHRTAN Arhiv za Higijenu Rada i Toksikologiju.  Archives of Industrial
   Hygiene and Toxicology. (Jugoslovenska Knjiga, POB 36, YU-11001 Belgrade,
   Yugoslavia)  V.7-    1956-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 13,295,1962

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Positive: V79 cell culture-gene mutation

 
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