*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION *** RTECS NUMBER : WW8200000 CHEMICAL NAME : Tartaric acid, (p-hydroxybenzyl)- CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 469-65-8 LAST UPDATED : 197901 DATA ITEMS CITED : 4 MOLECULAR FORMULA : C11-H12-O7 MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 256.23 WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : QVYQYQVO1R DQ COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Natural Product SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES : * 2,3-Dihydroxy-2-((4-hydroxyphenyl)methyl)butanedioic acid * (p-Hydroxybenzyl)tartaric acid * Piscidein * Piscidic acid *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA *** ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA ** TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal SPECIES OBSERVED : Mammal - cat DOSE/DURATION : 11 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Cardiac - change in force of contraction Gastrointestinal - nausea or vomiting Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory depression REFERENCE : AIPTAK Archives Internationales de Pharmacodynamie et de Therapie. (Heymans Institute of Pharmacology, De Pintelaan 185, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium) V.4- 1898- Volume(issue)/page/year: 14,53,1905 TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit DOSE/DURATION : 125 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Cardiac - change in force of contraction Behavioral - ataxia Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory depression REFERENCE : AIPTAK Archives Internationales de Pharmacodynamie et de Therapie. (Heymans Institute of Pharmacology, De Pintelaan 185, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium) V.4- 1898- Volume(issue)/page/year: 14,53,1905 TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - guinea pig DOSE/DURATION : 200 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Cardiac - change in force of contraction Behavioral - ataxia Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory depression REFERENCE : AIPTAK Archives Internationales de Pharmacodynamie et de Therapie. (Heymans Institute of Pharmacology, De Pintelaan 185, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium) V.4- 1898- Volume(issue)/page/year: 14,53,1905 TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Parenteral SPECIES OBSERVED : Amphibian - frog DOSE/DURATION : 152 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Cardiac - change in force of contraction Behavioral - ataxia Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory depression REFERENCE : AIPTAK Archives Internationales de Pharmacodynamie et de Therapie. (Heymans Institute of Pharmacology, De Pintelaan 185, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium) V.4- 1898- Volume(issue)/page/year: 14,53,1905 *** END OF RECORD ***