*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : MA1430000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Glutamic acid, monopotassium salt, L-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 19473-49-5
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 7
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C5-H8-N-O4.K
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 185.24
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : QV2YZVO &-KA-
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
                          Mutagen
                          Human
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * L-Glutamic acid, monopotassium salt
   * Monopotassium glutamate
   * Monopotassium L-glutamate
   * Potassium glutamate
   * Potassium glutaminate
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Human
DOSE/DURATION           : 57 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - headache
REFERENCE :
   SCIEAS Science.  (American Assoc. for the Advancement of Science, 1333 H
   St., NW, Washington, DC 20005)  V.1-    1895-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   163,826,1969
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 4500 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - changes in phosphorus
   Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - other changes
REFERENCE :
   FATOAO Farmakologiya i Toksikologiya (Moscow).  For English translation, see
   PHTXA6 and RPTOAN. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.2-   
   1939-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 42,274,1979
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 2400 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   FRZKAP Farmatsevtichnii Zhurnal (Kiev).  (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095
   Moscow, USSR) V.3-    1930-  Volume(issue)/page/year: (5),70,1987
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Unreported
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Mammal - species unspecified
DOSE/DURATION           : 4500 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   RPTOAN Russian Pharmacology and Toxicology (English Translation).
   Translation of FATOAO.  (Euromed Pub., 33, Woodlands Rd., Surbiton, Surrey,
   UK)  V.30-    1967-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 42,115,1979

         *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA ***

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - X4310
       No. of Facilities: 35 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 1
       No. of Occupations: 3
       No. of Employees: 2117 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 1412 (estimated)

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Negative: D melanogaster Sex-linked lethal
   
   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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