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RTECS NUMBER            : DE8382900
CHEMICAL NAME           : 5H-Benzocyclohepten-5-one,
                          1,8-bis(3-alpha,5,7-trihydroxy-2-alpha-chromanyl)-3,4
                          ,6-trihydroxy-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 4670-05-7
LAST UPDATED            : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C29-H24-O12
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 564.53
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   *   1,8-Bis(3-alpha,5,7-trihydroxy-2-alpha-chromanyl)-5H-benzocyclohepten-5-
     one
   * Theaflavin
   * (-)-Theaflavin
   * Theaflavine
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 562 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   PLMEAA Planta Medica.  (Georg Thieme Verlag, Postfach 732, D-7000 Stuttgart
   1, Fed. Rep. Ger.) V.1-    1953-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 42,75,1981
 
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