*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : NI3425200
CHEMICAL NAME           : Imidazole-4-acrylic acid
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 104-98-3
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 0081405
REFERENCE               : 4-25-00-00786 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C6-H6-N2-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 138.14
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T5M CNJ D1U1VQ
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
                          Mutagen
                          Natural Product
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Imidazoleacrylic acid
   * 5-Imidazoleacrylic acid
   * 3-(1H-Imidazol-4-yl)-2-propenoic acid
   * 2-Propenoic acid, 3-(1H-imidazol-4-yl)-
   * Urocanic acid
   * Urocaninic acid
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 100 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: 5,81,1981
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : DNA inhibition
TEST SYSTEM             : Human Cells - not otherwise specified
DOSE/DURATION           : 1 mmol/L
REFERENCE :
   JIDEAE Journal of Investigative Dermatology.  (Williams & Wilkins Co., 428
   E. Preston St., Baltimore, MD 21202)  V.1-    1938- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   65,400,1975

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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