*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : EJ9890000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Butanedioic acid, 2,3-dihydroxy-, (R-(R*,R*)),
                          bismuth(3+) potassium salt (1:1:1)
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 5798-41-4
LAST UPDATED            : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C4-H4-O6.Bi.K
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 396.16
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Bismuth potassium tartrate
   * Potassium bismuthotartrate
   * Potassium bismuth tartrate
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intramuscular
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 40 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - interstitial nephritis
REFERENCE :
   JCHOAM Journal of Chemotherapy.  (Philadelphia, PA)  V.4-11(1), 1927-34.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 10,77,1934
 
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