*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : DG8576490
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benzoic acid, 2,3-dihydroxy-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 303-38-8
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 2209117
REFERENCE               : 4-10-00-01414 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C7-H6-O4
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 154.13
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Catecholcarboxylic acid
   * DHBA
   * 2,3-Dihydroxybenzoic acid
   * 3-Hydroxysalicylic acid
   * o-Pyrocatechuic acid
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : >3 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   JPETAB Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics.  (Williams &
   Wilkins Co., 428 E. Preston St., Baltimore, MD 21202)  V.1-    1909/10-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 196,478,1976
 
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