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RTECS NUMBER            : GP3920300
CHEMICAL NAME           : 2,6-Cresotic acid
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 567-61-3
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 2208693
REFERENCE               : 4-10-00-00594 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199709
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C8-H8-O3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 152.16
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : QVR BQ F1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Benzoic acid, 2-hydroxy-6-methyl-
   * 2-Hydroxy-6-methylbenzoic acid
   * 6-Methylsalicylic acid
   * 6-MS
   * 6-MSA
 
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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           : 250 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
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
 
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