*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : GU2292000
CHEMICAL NAME           : alpha-Cyclodextrin
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 10016-20-3
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 4
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C36-H60-O30
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 972.96
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * alpha-Cycloamylose
   * Cyclohexaamylose
   * Cyclomaltohexaose
   * Cyclomaltohexose
   * alpha-Dextrin
   * alpha-Schardinger dextrin
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 1 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   OYYAA2 Oyo Yakuri.  Pharmacometrics.  (Oyo Yakuri Kenkyukai, CPO Box 180,
   Sendai 980-91, Japan) V.1-    1967-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 26,287,1983
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 788 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   AJPAA4 American Journal of Pathology.  (Lippincott/Harper, Journal
   Fulfillment Dept., 2350 Virginia Ave., Hagerstown, MD 21740)  V.1-    1925-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 83,367,1976

         *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA ***

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - X4214
       No. of Facilities: 25 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 1
       No. of Occupations: 1
       No. of Employees: 2440 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 1459 (estimated)

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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