*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : CI7671030
CHEMICAL NAME           : L-Ascorbic acid, 2,3-O-(2-oxopropylidene)-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 74717-64-9
LAST UPDATED            : 198507
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C9-H10-O7
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 230.19
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Ascorbic acid methylglyoxal acetal
   * NFCR 278021
   * 2,3-O-(2-Oxopropylidene)-L-ascorbic acid
 
                       *** 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           : 959 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   EJCODS European Journal of Cancer and Clinical Oncology.  (Pergamon Press,
   c/o Elsevier Science, 660 White Plains Rd., Tarrytown, NY 10591)  V.17(7)-
   25, 1981-89.  For publisher information, see EJCAEL Volume(issue)/page/year:
   17,759,1981
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : DNA inhibition
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - guinea pig Cells - not otherwise specified
DOSE/DURATION           : 920 umol/L
REFERENCE :
   CBINA8 Chemico-Biological Interactions.  (Elsevier Scientific Pub. Ireland
   Ltd., POB 85, Limerick, Ireland)  V.1-    1969-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   31,73,1980
 
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