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RTECS NUMBER            : OH2840000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Leucine, D-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 328-38-1
LAST UPDATED            : 199709
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C6-H13-N-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 131.20
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : QVYZ1Y1&1 -D
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * D-Leucine
   * (R)-Leucine
 
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TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 6429 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - altered sleep time (including change in righting reflex)
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
   Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - body temperature decrease
REFERENCE :
   ABBIA4 Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics.  (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
   First St., Duluth, MN 55802)  V.31-    1951-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   64,319,1956

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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