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RTECS NUMBER            : FM6205000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Chitinase
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 9001-06-3
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
                          Natural Product
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Chitobiase
   * Chitodextrinase
   * E.C. 3.2.1.14
   * Glucanase
   * Laminarase
   * Poly-beta-glucosaminidase
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Unreported
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 750 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   85GDA2 "CRC Handbook of Antibiotic Compounds," Vols.1- ,  Berdy, J., Boca
   Raton, FL, CRC Press, 1980-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 4(2),305,1980

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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