*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : UX2550000
CHEMICAL NAME           : o-Pyrocatechuic acid, sodium salt
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 875-28-5
LAST UPDATED            : 198806
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C7-H5-O4.Na
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 176.11
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Benzoic acid, 2,3-dihydroxy-, sodium salt
   * Catechlolcarboxylic acid sodium salt
   * 2,3-Dihydroxybenzoic acid sodium salt
   * 3-Hydroxysalicylic acid sodium salt
   * Pyrocatechuic acid sodium 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           : 1800 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
   Gastrointestinal - hypermotility, diarrhea
REFERENCE :
   FATOAO Farmakologiya i Toksikologiya (Moscow).  For English translation, see
   PHTXA6 and RPTOAN. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.2-   
   1939-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,594,1966
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 2560 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
   Behavioral - muscle weakness
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
REFERENCE :
   FATOAO Farmakologiya i Toksikologiya (Moscow).  For English translation, see
   PHTXA6 and RPTOAN. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.2-   
   1939-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,594,1966
 
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