*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : FI4096000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Castor bean, beta-fraction
SUBSTANCE DEFINITION :
   One of three fractions extracted from Ricinus communis seeds
REFERENCE :
   NEOLA4 Neoplasma.  (Karger-Libri, P.O. Box, CH-4009 Basel, Switzerland) V.4-
      1957-
LAST UPDATED            : 199506
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * beta-Rcl
   * beta-Ricinus communis lectin
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 1 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   NEOLA4 Neoplasma.  (Karger-Libri, P.O. Box, CH-4009 Basel, Switzerland) V.4-
      1957-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 24,341,1977
 
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