*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : NL3650000
CHEMICAL NAME           : 1H-Indole-3-acetic acid, 5-hydroxy-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 54-16-0
OTHER CAS REGISTRY NOS. : 113303-91-6
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 0168797
REFERENCE               : 5-22-05-00203 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199709
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C10-H9-N-O3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 191.20
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 5-HIAA
   * 5-Hydroxyheteroauxin
   * 5-Hydroxyindole-3-acetic acid
   * 5-Hydroxyindolylacetic acid
   * 5-Oxyindoleacetic acid
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 1125 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
REFERENCE :
   JTEHD6 Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health.  (Hemisphere Pub.,
   1025 Vermont Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20005)  V.1-    1975/76-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 1,515,1976
 
                          ** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 2000 mg/kg/20W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
   Tumorigenic - tumor types after systemic administration not seen
   spontaneously
REFERENCE :
   AICCA6 Acta Unio Internationalis Contra Cancrum.  (Louvain, Belgium) V.1-20,
   1936-64.  For publisher information, see IJCNAW. Volume(issue)/page/year:
   19,660,1963
 
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