*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : LP5700000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Folic acid, monosodium salt
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 6484-89-5
LAST UPDATED            : 198909
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 4
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C19-H18-N7-O6.Na
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 463.43
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Folvite sodium
   * L-Glutamic acid,  
   N-(4-(((2-amino-1,4-dihydro-4-oxo-6-pteridinyl)methyl)amino)benzoyl)-,  
   sodium
   * Sodium folate
   * Sodium folvite
   * Sodium pteroylglutamate
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 526 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
   Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - changes in tubules (including acute renal failure,
   acute tubular necrosis)
REFERENCE :
   ANYAA9 Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences.  (New York Academy of
   Sciences, 2 E. 63rd St., New York, NY 10021)  V.1-    1877-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 48,289,1946
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 631 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
   Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - changes in tubules (including acute renal failure,
   acute tubular necrosis)
REFERENCE :
   ANYAA9 Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences.  (New York Academy of
   Sciences, 2 E. 63rd St., New York, NY 10021)  V.1-    1877-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 48,289,1946
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 431 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
   Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - changes in tubules (including acute renal failure,
   acute tubular necrosis)
REFERENCE :
   ANYAA9 Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences.  (New York Academy of
   Sciences, 2 E. 63rd St., New York, NY 10021)  V.1-    1877-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 48,289,1946
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE/DURATION           : 126 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
   Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - changes in tubules (including acute renal failure,
   acute tubular necrosis)
REFERENCE :
   ANYAA9 Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences.  (New York Academy of
   Sciences, 2 E. 63rd St., New York, NY 10021)  V.1-    1877-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 48,289,1946
 
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