*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***
RTECS NUMBER : UF6132300
CHEMICAL NAME : Propionic acid, 3-(methylthio)-, sodium salt
LAST UPDATED : 199407
DATA ITEMS CITED : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA : C4-H7-O2-S.Na
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 142.16
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Natural Product
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* Sodium 3-methylthiopropionate
* 3-(Methylthio)propanoic acid sodium salt
* 3-(Methylthio)propionic acid sodium salt
*** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 100 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
ABCHA6 Agricultural and Biological Chemistry. (Maruzen Co. Ltd., POB 5050,
Tokyo International, Tokyo 100-31, Japan) V.25- 1961-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 34,1178,1970
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 100 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
ABCHA6 Agricultural and Biological Chemistry. (Maruzen Co. Ltd., POB 5050,
Tokyo International, Tokyo 100-31, Japan) V.25- 1961-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 34,1178,1970
** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 72 gm/kg/14D-C
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Blood - pigmented or nucleated red blood cells
Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - changes in bladder weight
Endocrine - changes in spleen weight
REFERENCE :
JONUAI Journal of Nutrition. (Subscription Dept., 9650 Rockville Pike,
Bethesda, MD 20014) V.1- 1928- Volume(issue)/page/year: 109,1739,1979
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