*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : GP8200000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Crocetin, sodium salt
SUBSTANCE DEFINITION :
   Obtained by the hydrolysis of crocin
REFERENCE :
   JJPAAZ Japanese Journal of Pharmacology.  (Japanese Pharmacological Soc.,
   c/o Dept. of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto Univ., Sakyo-ku, Kyoto
   606, Japan)  V.1-    1951-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 4,69,1954
LAST UPDATED            : 199506
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C10-H14-O2.Na
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 189.23
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 2 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   JJPAAZ Japanese Journal of Pharmacology.  (Japanese Pharmacological Soc.,
   c/o Dept. of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto Univ., Sakyo-ku, Kyoto
   606, Japan)  V.1-    1951-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 4,69,1954
 
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