*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : HA2285000
CHEMICAL NAME           : L-Cysteine, hydrochloride, monohydrate
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 7048-04-6
LAST UPDATED            : 199504
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C3-H7-N-O2-S.Cl-H.H2-O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 175.65
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 3564 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   JJANAX Japanese Journal of Antibiotics.  (Japan Antibiotics Research Assoc.,
   2-20-8 Kamiosaki, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141, Japan)  V.21-    1968-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 41,105,1988

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NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - X9440
       No. of Facilities: 196 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 2
       No. of Occupations: 6
       No. of Employees: 1414 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 879 (estimated)

 
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