*** 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 *** END OF RECORD ***