*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : GP3920200
CHEMICAL NAME           : 2,5-Cresotic acid
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 89-56-5
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1909076
REFERENCE               : 4-10-00-00610 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C8-H8-O3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 152.16
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : QVR BQ E1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Benzoic acid, 2-hydroxy-5-methyl-
   * p-Cresotic acid
   * p-Cresotinic acid
   * alpha-Cresotinic acid
   * p-Homosalicylic acid
   * 2-Hydroxy-5-methylbenzoic acid
   * 5-Methylsalicylic acid
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 1 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - analgesia
REFERENCE :
   APSXAS Acta Pharmaceutica Suecica.  (Apotekarsocieteten-Farmacevtiska
   Foereningen, Box 1136, S-111, 81 Stockholm, Sweden)  V.1-    1964-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 7,289,1970
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : >300 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   JPETAB Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics.  (Williams &
   Wilkins Co., 428 E. Preston St., Baltimore, MD 21202)  V.1-    1909/10-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 196,478,1976
 
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