*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : FM6208000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Chitin, sulfate, sodium salt
LAST UPDATED            : 199506
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Sodium salt oF sulfuric acid ester of chitin
   * Sodium salt of sulfuric acid ester of poly (1-4) N-acetylglucosamine
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 1500 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   PSEBAA Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine.
   (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E. First St., Duluth, MN 55802)  V.1-    1903/04-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 86,315,1954
 
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