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RTECS NUMBER            : PD0455000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Methionine, D-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 348-67-4
LAST UPDATED            : 199709
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C5-H11-N-O2-S
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 149.23
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : QVYZ2S1 -D
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * D-Methionine
   * (R)-Methionine
   * D-Metionien (Australian)
 
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TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 5223 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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   TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
   JAFCAU Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.  (American Chemical Soc.,
   Distribution Office Dept. 223, POB 57136, West End Stn., Washington, DC
   20037)  V.1-    1953-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 22,2,1974

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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