*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : WW8925000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Tartronic acid, methyl-, sodium salt
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 64036-83-5
LAST UPDATED            : 199106
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C4-H5-O5.Na
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 156.08
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : QVXQV1&Q &-NA-
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Isomalic acid, sodium salt
   * Sodium isomalate
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 2100 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory depression
REFERENCE :
   TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology.  (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
   First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1-    1959-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   9,274,1966
 
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