*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : MA3780000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Glutaric acid, 2-oxo-, diammonium salt
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 15303-07-8
LAST UPDATED            : 197901
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C5-H4-O5.2H4-N
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 180.19
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : QVV2VQ &ZH 2
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Diammonium alpha-ketoglutarate
   * Diammonium 2-oxoglutarate
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 901 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   ABBIA4 Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics.  (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
   First St., Duluth, MN 55802)  V.31-    1951-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   64,342,1956
 
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