*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : CI9479000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Aspartic acid, potassium salt, L-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 14007-45-5
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 5
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C4-H7-N-O4.xK
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 406.82
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : ZYVO&1VO &-KA- -L
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Aspara K
   * L-Aspartic acid, potassium salt
   * K-Flebo
   * Potassium aspartate
   * Potassium L-aspartate
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 7937 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   NIIRDN Drugs in Japan (Ethical Drugs).  (Yakugyo Jiho Co., Ltd., Tokyo,
   Japan)  Volume(issue)/page/year: 6,11,1982
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 4061 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   NIIRDN Drugs in Japan (Ethical Drugs).  (Yakugyo Jiho Co., Ltd., Tokyo,
   Japan)  Volume(issue)/page/year: 6,11,1982
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 667 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   NIIRDN Drugs in Japan (Ethical Drugs).  (Yakugyo Jiho Co., Ltd., Tokyo,
   Japan)  Volume(issue)/page/year: 6,11,1982

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NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - X9821
       No. of Facilities: 484 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 2
       No. of Occupations: 3
       No. of Employees: 6449 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 4633 (estimated)

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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