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RTECS NUMBER            : RA8501500
CHEMICAL NAME           : 2,4,6,8-Nonatetraenoic acid,
                          9-(4-methoxy-2,3,6-trimethylphenyl)-3,7-dimethyl-,
                          ethyl ester, (Z,E,E,E)-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 69427-41-4
LAST UPDATED            : 199512
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C23-H30-O3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 354.53
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Ethyl  
   (13-cis)-9-(4-methoxy-2,3,6-trimethylphenyl)-3,7-dimethyl-2,4,6,8-nonate  
   traenoate
   * Ro 13-7837
 
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TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : >4 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Gastrointestinal - hypermotility, diarrhea
REFERENCE :
   YACHDS Yakuri to Chiryo.  Pharmacology and Therapeutics.  (Raifu Saiensu
   Shuppan K.K., 2-5-13, Yaesu, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104, Japan)  V.1-    1972-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 10,5033,1982
 
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