*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION *** RTECS NUMBER : MA3751000 CHEMICAL NAME : Glutaric acid, 2-hydroxy-, disodium salt, L-alpha- CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 40951-21-1 LAST UPDATED : 199012 DATA ITEMS CITED : 1 MOLECULAR FORMULA : C5-H6-O5.Na2 MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 192.09 WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : OVYQ2VO &-NA- 2 SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES : * Di-sodium salt of L-alpha-oxyglutaric acid * 2-Hydroxyglutaric acid sodium salt * 2-Hydroxypentanedioic acid sodium salt * alpha-Oxyglutarate sodium * Sodium alpha-hydroxyglutarate *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA *** ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA ** TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse 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: 36,61,1973 *** END OF RECORD ***