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RTECS NUMBER            : MA1400000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Glutamic acid, monoammonium salt, L-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 7558-63-6
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C5-H9-N-O4.H3-N
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 164.19
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : QVYZ2VO &ZH
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Ammoniumglutaminat
   * MAG
   * Monoammonium glutamate
 
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                        ** 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 :
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
   Behavioral - muscle contraction or spasticity
   Behavioral - coma
REFERENCE :
   HSZPAZ Hoppe-Seyler's Zeitschrift fuer Physiologische Chemie.  (Walter de
   Gruyter, Inc., 200 Saw Mill River Rd., Hawthorne, NY 10532)  V.21- 1895/96- 
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 300,97,1955

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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