*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION *** RTECS NUMBER : VJ2700000 CHEMICAL NAME : Ricin, total hydrolysate SUBSTANCE DEFINITION : Isolated from ricin, the toxin of Ricinus communis L. (castor bean) seeds REFERENCE : TOXIA6 Toxicon. (Pergamon Press Ltd., Headington Hill Hall, Oxford OX3 OBW, UK) V.1- 1962- LAST UPDATED : 199706 DATA ITEMS CITED : 2 COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Natural Product SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES : * Castor bean seed, hydrolysate *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA *** ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA ** TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat DOSE/DURATION : 3 ug/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value REFERENCE : TOXIA6 Toxicon. (Pergamon Press Ltd., Headington Hill Hall, Oxford OX3 OBW, UK) V.1- 1962- Volume(issue)/page/year: 18,649,1980 TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse DOSE/DURATION : 4100 ng/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value REFERENCE : TOXIA6 Toxicon. (Pergamon Press Ltd., Headington Hill Hall, Oxford OX3 OBW, UK) V.1- 1962- Volume(issue)/page/year: 18,649,1980 *** END OF RECORD ***