*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : LY3860000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Gentisic acid, monosodium salt
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 4955-90-2
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C7-H5-O4.Na
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 176.11
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : OVR BQ EQ &-NA-
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Benzoic acid, 2,5-dihydroxy-, monosodium salt
   * Casate
   * Casate sodium
   * Gabail
   * Gensalate sodium
   * Gentalpin
   * Gentasol
   * Gentidol
   * Gentinatre
   * Gentisan
   * Gentisate sodium
   * Gentisod
   * 5-Hydroxysalicylate sodium
   * Legential
   * Monosodium 2,5-dihydroxybenzoate
   * Nagent
   * Nagentis
   * Sodium-gent
   * Sodium gentisate
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 3735 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   JAPMA8 Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association, Scientific
   Edition.  (Washington, DC) V.29-49, 1940-60.  For publisher information, see
   JPMSAE.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 43,334,1954
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 3900 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   CRSBAW Comptes Rendus des Seances de la Societe de Biologie et de Ses
   Filiales.  (SPPIF, B.P.22, F-41353 Vineuil, France)  V.1-    1849-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 146,466,1952

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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