*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***
RTECS NUMBER : LW8000000
CHEMICAL NAME : Gallic acid, methyl ester
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 99-24-1
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 2113180
REFERENCE : 4-10-00-01998 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED : 4
MOLECULAR FORMULA : C8-H8-O5
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 184.16
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : QVR CQ DQ EQ
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Drug
Natural Product
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* Benzoic acid, 3,4,5-trihydroxy-, methyl ester
* Methyl gallate
* Methyl 3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoate
*** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 1700 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
85GDA2 "CRC Handbook of Antibiotic Compounds," Vols.1- , Berdy, J., Boca
Raton, FL, CRC Press, 1980- Volume(issue)/page/year: 8(2),286,1982
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 784 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
85GDA2 "CRC Handbook of Antibiotic Compounds," Vols.1- , Berdy, J., Boca
Raton, FL, CRC Press, 1980- Volume(issue)/page/year: 8(2),286,1982
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 470 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
85GDA2 "CRC Handbook of Antibiotic Compounds," Vols.1- , Berdy, J., Boca
Raton, FL, CRC Press, 1980- Volume(issue)/page/year: 8(2),286,1982
*** STATUS IN U.S. ***
EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
*** END OF RECORD ***