*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : DG4415700
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benzoic acid,
                          2-(bis(5-carboxy-2,4-dihydroxyphenyl)methyl)-3,4,5-tr
                          ihydroxy-, homopolymer
LAST UPDATED            : 198910
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : (C22-H15-O13)x
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
                          Human
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 2-(Bis(5-carboxy-2,4-dihydroxyphenyl)methyl)-3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoic acid 
    homopolymer
   * Di-beta-resorcylic-gallic acid, polycondensed
   * 16 P
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Unreported
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Human
DOSE/DURATION           : 86 mg/kg/D
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Gastrointestinal - hypermotility, diarrhea
   Gastrointestinal - nausea or vomiting
REFERENCE :
   BJPCAL British Journal of Pharmacology and Chemotherapy.  (London, UK)
   V.1-33, 1946-68.  For publisher information, see BJPCBM.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 8,30,1953
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 5400 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   BJPCAL British Journal of Pharmacology and Chemotherapy.  (London, UK)
   V.1-33, 1946-68.  For publisher information, see BJPCBM.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 8,30,1953
 
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