*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : KF2410000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Erythritol, 1,4-dithio-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 6892-68-8
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1719756
REFERENCE               : 3-01-00-02359 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 4
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C4-H10-O2-S2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 154.26
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 2,3-Butanediol, 1,4-dimercapto-, (R*,S*)-
   * (R*,S*)-1,4-Dimercapto-2,3-butanediol
   * Dithioerythritol
   * 1,4-Dithioerythritol
   * DTE
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intramuscular
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 309 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
REFERENCE :
   JPPMAB Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology.  (Pharmaceutical Soc. of Great
   Britain, 1 Lambeth High St., London SEI 7JN, UK)  V.1-    1949-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 1,576,1949
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Cytogenetic analysis
TEST SYSTEM             : Human Lymphocyte
DOSE/DURATION           : 100 umol/L
REFERENCE :
   HEREAY Hereditas (Lund, Sweden).  (Gjoerloffsgatan 121, S-261 34 Landskrona,
   Sweden)  V.1-    1947-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 91,105,1979

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NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - X4164
       No. of Facilities: 315 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 2
       No. of Occupations: 4
       No. of Employees: 8177 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 5997 (estimated)

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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