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RTECS NUMBER            : RM3201500
CHEMICAL NAME           : Orotic acid, monopotassium salt
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 24598-73-0
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C5-H3-N2-O4.K
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 194.20
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Ba 2658
   * Dioron
   * Oropur
   * Potassium orotate
   * 4-Pyrimidinecarboxylic acid, 1,2,3,6-tetrahydro-2,6-dioxo-, monopotassium 
    salt
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 10900 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   RPTOAN Russian Pharmacology and Toxicology (English Translation).
   Translation of FATOAO.  (Euromed Pub., 33, Woodlands Rd., Surbiton, Surrey,
   UK)  V.30-    1967-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 51,100,1988

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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