*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : HL7380000
CHEMICAL NAME           : 8,8'-Diapo-psi,psi-carotenedioic acid,
                          bis(6-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-beta-D- glucopyranosyl)
                          ester
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 42553-65-1
OTHER CAS REGISTRY NOS. : 11012-59-2
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 6473367
LAST UPDATED            : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C44-H64-O24
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 977.08
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Crocin
   * alpha-Crocin
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 10 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Peripheral Nerve and Sensation - flaccid paralysis without anesthesia
   (usually neuromuscular blockage)
   Behavioral - altered sleep time (including change in righting reflex)
   Behavioral - changes in motor activity (specific assay)
REFERENCE :
   JJPAAZ Japanese Journal of Pharmacology.  (Japanese Pharmacological Soc.,
   c/o Dept. of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto Univ., Sakyo-ku, Kyoto
   606, Japan)  V.1-    1951-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 4,69,1954
 
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