*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : NM7525000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Inositol, hexakis(dihydrogen phosphate), myo-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 83-86-3
OTHER CAS REGISTRY NOS. : 78039-41-5
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C6-H18-O24-P6
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 660.06
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Alkovert
   * Fytic acid
   * Hexakis(dihydrogen phosphate) myo-inositol
   * Inosithexaphosphorsaure
   * myo-Inosistol hexakisphosphate
   * Inositol hexaphosphate
   * myo-Inositol hexaphosphate
   * Phytic acid
   * Saure des phytins
 
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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           : 500 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
REFERENCE :
   TXCYAC Toxicology.  (Elsevier Scientific Pub. Ireland, Ltd., POB 85,
   Limerick, Ireland) V.1-    1973-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 22,279,1982
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 45 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   HBAMAK "Abdernalden's Handbuch der Biologischen Arbeitsmethoden." (Leipzig,
   Ger. Dem. Rep.)  Volume(issue)/page/year: 4,1289,1935

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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