*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION *** RTECS NUMBER : DH2200000 CHEMICAL NAME : Benzoic acid, p-hydroxy-, ethyl ester, sodium deriv. CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 35285-68-8 LAST UPDATED : 199107 DATA ITEMS CITED : 2 MOLECULAR FORMULA : C9-H9-O3.Na MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 188.17 WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : OR DVO2 &-NA- COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Drug SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES : * Ethyl p-hydroxybenzoate, sodium salt *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA *** ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA ** TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse DOSE/DURATION : 2500 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value REFERENCE : JAPMA8 Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association, Scientific Edition. (Washington, DC) V.29-49, 1940-60. For publisher information, see JPMSAE. Volume(issue)/page/year: 45,260,1956 TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse DOSE/DURATION : 520 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Peripheral Nerve and Sensation - flaccid paralysis without anesthesia (usually neuromuscular blockage) Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity) Behavioral - ataxia REFERENCE : JAPMA8 Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association, Scientific Edition. (Washington, DC) V.29-49, 1940-60. For publisher information, see JPMSAE. Volume(issue)/page/year: 45,260,1956 *** END OF RECORD ***