*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : VQ1475000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Saponin, from Phytolacca americana roots
LAST UPDATED            : 198803
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Natural Product
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Phytolacca americana saponin
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 208 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
   Behavioral - excitement
REFERENCE :
   YAHOA3 Yakhak Hoe Chi.  Journal of the Pharmaceutical Society.  (Taehan
   Yakkakhoe, c/o College of Pharmacy, Seoul National Univ., Seoul 151, S.
   Korea)  V.1-    1956(?)-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 20,149,1976
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 181 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
   Behavioral - excitement
REFERENCE :
   YAHOA3 Yakhak Hoe Chi.  Journal of the Pharmaceutical Society.  (Taehan
   Yakkakhoe, c/o College of Pharmacy, Seoul National Univ., Seoul 151, S.
   Korea)  V.1-    1956(?)-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 20,149,1976
 
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