*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : ET4731600
CHEMICAL NAME           : Butyric acid, 2-hydroxy-4-(methylthio)-, calcium salt
                          (2:1)
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 4857-44-7
LAST UPDATED            : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C5-H9-O3-S.1/2Ca
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 170.23
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Butanoic acid, 2-hydroxy-4-(methylthio)-, calcium salt (2:1)
   * 2-Hydroxy-4-(methylthio)butanoic acid calcium salt
   * DL-Methioninehydroxyanalog calcium
   * MHA
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 12870 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   TOLED5 Toxicology Letters.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1977-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   31(Suppl),54,1986
 
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