*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION *** RTECS NUMBER : DG3146080 CHEMICAL NAME : Benzoic acid, 5-amino-2-(sulfooxy)-, disodium salt CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 49860-08-4 LAST UPDATED : 199712 DATA ITEMS CITED : 2 MOLECULAR FORMULA : C7-H5-N-O6-S.2Na MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 277.17 COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Drug SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES : * 5-Aminosalicylic acid-O-sulfate sodium salt * 5-ASA sulfate sodium salt *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA *** ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA ** TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat DOSE/DURATION : >6 gm/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value REFERENCE : ARZNAD Arzneimittel-Forschung. Drug Research. (Editio Cantor Verlag, Postfach 1255, W-7960 Aulendorf, Fed. Rep. Ger.) V.1- 1951- Volume(issue)/page/year: 45,300,1995 ** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA ** TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat DOSE/DURATION : 70 gm/kg/28D-I TOXIC EFFECTS : Behavioral - food intake (animal) Liver - changes in liver weight Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - other changes REFERENCE : ARZNAD Arzneimittel-Forschung. Drug Research. (Editio Cantor Verlag, Postfach 1255, W-7960 Aulendorf, Fed. Rep. Ger.) V.1- 1951- Volume(issue)/page/year: 45,300,1995 *** END OF RECORD ***