*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : HA1595000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Cysteine, DL-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 3374-22-9
LAST UPDATED            : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C3-H7-N-O2-S
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 121.17
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : QVYZ1SH
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * dl-Cysteina
   * DL-Cysteine
   * (+-)-Cysteine
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                 ** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 1250 mg/kg/2D-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Liver - other changes
   Biochemical - Enzyme inhibition, induction, or change in blood or tissue
   levels - phosphatases
   Biochemical - Enzyme inhibition, induction, or change in blood or tissue
   levels - dehydrogenases
REFERENCE :
   BCTKAG Bromatologia i Chemia Toksykologiczna.  (Ars Polona, POB 1001, 00-068
   Warsaw 1, Poland) V.4-    1971-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 11,205,1978
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Phage inhibition capacity
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Escherichia coli
DOSE/DURATION           : 5 mg/L
REFERENCE :
   APMBAY Applied Microbiology.  (Washington, DC)  V.1-30, 1953-75.  For
   publisher information, see AEMIDF.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 12,234,1964
 
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