*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : KB3745000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Epicatechol, (-)-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 490-46-0
LAST UPDATED            : 199106
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C15-H14-O6
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 290.29
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * l-Acacatechin
   * 2H-1-Benzopyran-3,5,7-triol, 2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-3,4-dihydro-,  
   (2R-cis)-
   * epi-Catechin
   * epi-Catechol
   * Epicatechin
   * (-)-Epicatechin
   * l-Epicatechin
   * Epicatechol
   * (-)-Epicatechol
   * l-Epicatechol
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 1 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   PLMEAA Planta Medica.  (Georg Thieme Verlag, Postfach 732, D-7000 Stuttgart
   1, Fed. Rep. Ger.) V.1-    1953-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 42,75,1981
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Sister chromatid exchange
TEST SYSTEM             : Human Lymphocyte
DOSE/DURATION           : 500 mg/L
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 246,205,1991
 
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