*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : LW5500000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Galactose, 2-amino-2-deoxy-, hydrochloride, D-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 1772-03-8
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 5
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C6-H13-N-O5.Cl-H
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 215.66
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T6OTJ BQ CZ DQ EQ F1Q &GH -D,GALACTOSE
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
                          Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 2-Amino-2-deoxy-D-galactose hydrochloride
   * D-Galactosamine hydrochloride
 
                       *** 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           : 2660 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
   Liver - other changes
REFERENCE :
   CTYAD8 Zhongcaoyao.  Chinese Traditional and Herbal Medicine.  (China
   International Book Trading Corp., POB 2820, Beijing, Peop. Rep. China) V.11-
      1980-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 11,262,1980
 
                          ** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 135 gm/kg/77W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
   Liver - tumors
REFERENCE :
   VAAZA2 Virchows Archiv, Abteilung B: Cell Pathology.  (Springer-Verlag,
   Heidelberger Pl. 3, D-1000 Berlin 33, Fed. Rep. Ger.)  V.1-    1968-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 12,285,1973
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation test systems - not otherwise specified
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - rat Liver
DOSE/DURATION           : 100 mmol/L
REFERENCE :
   CBINA8 Chemico-Biological Interactions.  (Elsevier Scientific Pub. Ireland
   Ltd., POB 85, Limerick, Ireland)  V.1-    1969-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   51,63,1984
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation test systems - not otherwise specified
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intracerebral
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 21500 ug/kg
REFERENCE :
   ABMGAJ Acta Biologica et Medica Germanica.  (Berlin, Ger. Dem. Rep.) V.1-41,
   1958-82.  For publisher information, see BBIADT. Volume(issue)/page/year:
   39,5,1980

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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