*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***
RTECS NUMBER : MB7600000
CHEMICAL NAME : Glycine
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 56-40-6
LAST UPDATED : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED : 16
MOLECULAR FORMULA : C2-H5-N-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 75.08
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : Z1VQ
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* Aciport
* Aminoacetic acid
* 2-Aminoacetic acid
* Aminoethanoic acid
* Glicoamin
* Glycocoll
* Glycolixir
* Glycosthene
* Hampshire glycine
* Padil
*** 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 : 7930 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
YACHDS Yakuri to Chiryo. Pharmacology and Therapeutics. (Raifu Saiensu
Shuppan K.K., 2-5-13, Yaesu, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104, Japan) V.1- 1972-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 5,1502,1977
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 5200 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
YACHDS Yakuri to Chiryo. Pharmacology and Therapeutics. (Raifu Saiensu
Shuppan K.K., 2-5-13, Yaesu, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104, Japan) V.1- 1972-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 5,1502,1977
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 2600 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
YACHDS Yakuri to Chiryo. Pharmacology and Therapeutics. (Raifu Saiensu
Shuppan K.K., 2-5-13, Yaesu, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104, Japan) V.1- 1972-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 5,1502,1977
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 4920 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
YACHDS Yakuri to Chiryo. Pharmacology and Therapeutics. (Raifu Saiensu
Shuppan K.K., 2-5-13, Yaesu, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104, Japan) V.1- 1972-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 5,1502,1977
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 4450 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
YACHDS Yakuri to Chiryo. Pharmacology and Therapeutics. (Raifu Saiensu
Shuppan K.K., 2-5-13, Yaesu, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104, Japan) V.1- 1972-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 5,1502,1977
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 5060 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
YACHDS Yakuri to Chiryo. Pharmacology and Therapeutics. (Raifu Saiensu
Shuppan K.K., 2-5-13, Yaesu, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104, Japan) V.1- 1972-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 5,1502,1977
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 2370 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
YACHDS Yakuri to Chiryo. Pharmacology and Therapeutics. (Raifu Saiensu
Shuppan K.K., 2-5-13, Yaesu, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104, Japan) V.1- 1972-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 5,1502,1977
TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Mammal - cat
DOSE/DURATION : 3 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - food intake (animal)
Behavioral - muscle weakness
Behavioral - ataxia
REFERENCE :
JAPMA8 Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association, Scientific
Edition. (Washington, DC) V.29-49, 1940-60. For publisher information, see
JPMSAE. Volume(issue)/page/year: 31,306,1942
** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 45 gm/kg/30D-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory depression
Endocrine - changes in spleen weight
Blood - changes in leukocyte (WBC) count
REFERENCE :
YACHDS Yakuri to Chiryo. Pharmacology and Therapeutics. (Raifu Saiensu
Shuppan K.K., 2-5-13, Yaesu, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104, Japan) V.1- 1972-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 5,1502,1977
** MUTATION DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : Sister chromatid exchange
TEST SYSTEM : Human Lymphocyte
DOSE/DURATION : 100 mg/L
REFERENCE :
MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 280,279,1992
*** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS ***
OEL-RUSSIA:STEL 5 mg/m3 JAN 1993
*** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA ***
NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
NOHS Hazard Code - 80389
No. of Facilities: 1797 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 17
No. of Occupations: 25
No. of Employees: 25710 (estimated)
NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
NOES Hazard Code - 80389
No. of Facilities: 3706 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 24
No. of Occupations: 48
No. of Employees: 115042 (estimated)
No. of Female Employees: 83784 (estimated)
*** STATUS IN U.S. ***
EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
EPA TSCA Section 8(d) unpublished health/safety studies
EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998
*** END OF RECORD ***