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RTECS NUMBER            : LU3586000
CHEMICAL NAME           : 2(3H)-Furanone,
                          4,5-dihydro-5-((methylsulfinyl)methyl)-
LAST UPDATED            : 199106
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C6-H10-O3-S
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 162.22
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 4,5-Dihydro-5-((methylsulfinyl)methyl)-2(3H)-furanone
   * delta-Methylsulfinyl-gamma-valerolactone
   * Msovl
 
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TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : >6 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - excitement
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
REFERENCE :
   TAKHAA Takeda Kenkyusho Ho.  Journal of the Takeda Research Laboratories.
   (Takeda Yakuhin Kogyo K.K., 2-17-85 Jusohon-machi, Yodogawa-ku, Osaka 532,
   Japan)  V.29-    1970-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 30,242,1971
 
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