*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : MA6475000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Glyceraldehyde, DL-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 56-82-6
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 0635844
REFERENCE               : 3-01-00-03282 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C3-H6-O3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 90.09
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : VHYQ1Q
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Glyceraldehyde, (+-)-
   * DL-Glyceric aldehyde
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 2 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   JPPMAB Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology.  (Pharmaceutical Soc. of Great
   Britain, 1 Lambeth High St., London SEI 7JN, UK)  V.1-    1949-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 17,814,1965
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 100 ug/plate
REFERENCE :
   ABCHA6 Agricultural and Biological Chemistry.  (Maruzen Co. Ltd., POB 5050,
   Tokyo International, Tokyo 100-31, Japan)  V.25-    1961-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 47,2461,1983

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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