*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : FI0330000
CHEMICAL NAME           : beta-Carotene-4,4'-dione, all-trans-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 514-78-3
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1898520
REFERENCE               : 4-07-00-02680 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C40-H52-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 564.92
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Human
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Cantaxanthin
   * Canthaxanthin
   * Canthaxanthine
   * Carophyll Red
   * all-trans,beta-Carotene-4,4'-dione
   * beta,beta-Carotene-4,4'-dione
   * C.I. Food Orange 8
   * E 161 G
   * L-Orange 7
   * Orobronze
   * Roxanthin Red 10
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Human - man
DOSE/DURATION           : 86 mg/kg/15W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Sense Organs and Special Senses (Eye) - retinal changes (pigmentary
   depositions, retinitis, other)
REFERENCE :
   MJAUAJ Medical Journal of Australia.  (Australasian Medical Pub. Co. Ltd.,
   71-79 Arundel St., Glebe, N.S.W., Australia)  V.1-    1914-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 143,622,1985
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 10 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   SCPHA4 Scientia Pharmaceutica.  (Oesterreichische
   Apotheker-Verlagsgesellschaft MBH, Spitalgasse 31, 1094 Vienna 9, Austria)
   V.1-    1930-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 47,39,1979
 
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