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RTECS NUMBER            : FM6125000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Chitin
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 1398-61-4
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C30-H50-N4-O19
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 770.84
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : /T6OTJ B& CMV1 DQ EO& F1Q/
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * beta-Chitin
   * Chitina
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 50 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - acute pulmonary edema
REFERENCE :
   BSIBAC Bolletino della Societe Italiana di Biologia Sperimentale.  (Casa
   Editrice Idelson, Via A. de Gasperi, 55, 80133 Naples, Italy)  V.2- 1927- 
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 44,1685,1968

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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