*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : SQ7324100
CHEMICAL NAME           : DL-Phenylalanine, N-acetyl-,
                          (3-hydroxy-4-oxopyranyl)methyl ester
LAST UPDATED            : 199606
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C17-H17-N-O6
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 331.35
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * N-Acetyl-DL-phenylalanine (3-hydroxy-4-oxopyranyl)methyl ester
   * N-Acetyl-DL-phenylalanyl-kojiate
   * 5-Hydroxy-2-(N-acetyl-DL-phenylalanyl-oxymethyl)-4-pyrone
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : >2 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
   Behavioral - ataxia
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory depression
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: 24,17,1996
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : >2 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Skin and Appendages - dermatitis, other (after systemic exposure)
   Skin and Appendages - hair
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: 24,17,1996
 
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