*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : VU3183000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Serratia piscatorum polysaccharide
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 55607-84-6
LAST UPDATED            : 199503
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
                          Natural Product
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * PLS-1
   * Serratia gum
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 575 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Peripheral Nerve and Sensation - flaccid paralysis without anesthesia
   (usually neuromuscular blockage)
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
   Behavioral - changes in motor activity (specific assay)
REFERENCE :
   JJPAAZ Japanese Journal of Pharmacology.  (Japanese Pharmacological Soc.,
   c/o Dept. of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto Univ., Sakyo-ku, Kyoto
   606, Japan)  V.1-    1951-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 24,109,1974
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 44 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Peripheral Nerve and Sensation - flaccid paralysis without anesthesia
   (usually neuromuscular blockage)
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
   Behavioral - changes in motor activity (specific assay)
REFERENCE :
   JJPAAZ Japanese Journal of Pharmacology.  (Japanese Pharmacological Soc.,
   c/o Dept. of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto Univ., Sakyo-ku, Kyoto
   606, Japan)  V.1-    1951-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 24,109,1974
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intramuscular
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 185 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Peripheral Nerve and Sensation - flaccid paralysis without anesthesia
   (usually neuromuscular blockage)
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
   Behavioral - changes in motor activity (specific assay)
REFERENCE :
   JJPAAZ Japanese Journal of Pharmacology.  (Japanese Pharmacological Soc.,
   c/o Dept. of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto Univ., Sakyo-ku, Kyoto
   606, Japan)  V.1-    1951-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 24,109,1974
 
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