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RTECS NUMBER            : MA3751000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Glutaric acid, 2-hydroxy-, disodium salt, L-alpha-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 40951-21-1
LAST UPDATED            : 199012
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C5-H6-O5.Na2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 192.09
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : OVYQ2VO &-NA- 2
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Di-sodium salt of L-alpha-oxyglutaric acid
   * 2-Hydroxyglutaric acid sodium salt
   * 2-Hydroxypentanedioic acid sodium salt
   * alpha-Oxyglutarate sodium
   * Sodium alpha-hydroxyglutarate
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 4500 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   RPTOAN Russian Pharmacology and Toxicology (English Translation).
   Translation of FATOAO.  (Euromed Pub., 33, Woodlands Rd., Surbiton, Surrey,
   UK)  V.30-    1967-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 36,61,1973
 
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