*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : MA1700000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Glutamic acid, L-, peptides
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 25513-46-6
OTHER CAS REGISTRY NOS. : 24938-00-9
LAST UPDATED            : 199601
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : (C5-H9-N-O4)x
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * L-Glutamic acid, homopolymer
   * Glutamic acid polymer
   * alpha-L-Glutamic acid polymer
   * L-Glutamic acid polymer
   * Poly-L-glutamate
   * Polyglutamic acid
   * Poly(alpha-L-glutamic acid)
   * Poly(L-glutamic acid)
   * L-gamma-Polyglutamic acid
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 6 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   GWXXBX German Offenlegungsschrift Patent Document.  (U.S. Patent and
   Trademark Office, Foreign Patents, Washington, DC 20231)
   Volume(issue)/page/year: #2636091
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 2050 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   GWXXBX German Offenlegungsschrift Patent Document.  (U.S. Patent and
   Trademark Office, Foreign Patents, Washington, DC 20231)
   Volume(issue)/page/year: #2636091
 
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