*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : KF3015000
CHEMICAL NAME           : D-erythro-Hex-2-enonic acid, gamma-lactone
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 89-65-6
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 0084271
REFERENCE               : 5-18-05-00026 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 7
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C6-H8-O6
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 176.14
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Araboascorbic acid
   * D-Araboascorbic acid
   * Erycorbin
   * Erythorbic acid
   * D-Erythorbic acid
   * Glucosaccharonic acid
   * Isoascorbic acid
   * D-Isoascorbic acid
   * Isovitamin C
   * Mercate 5
   * Neo-cebicure
   * Saccharosonic acid
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 50 mg/plate
REFERENCE :
   FCTOD7 Food and Chemical Toxicology.  (Pergamon Press Inc., Maxwell House,
   Fairview Park, Elmsford, NY 10523)  V.20-    1982- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   22,623,1984
 
TYPE OF TEST            : DNA damage
TEST SYSTEM             : Mammal - species unspecified Lymphocyte
DOSE/DURATION           : 5 mmol/L
REFERENCE :
   JNSVA5 Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology.  (Business Center
   for Academic Soc. Japan, 2-4-16 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113, Japan)  V.19-
   1973-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 21,237,1975

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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - 81667
       No. of Facilities: 597 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 7
       No. of Occupations: 10
       No. of Employees: 3440 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - 81667
       No. of Facilities: 608 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 13
       No. of Occupations: 25
       No. of Employees: 10270 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 2087 (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   EPA TSCA Section 8(d) unpublished health/safety studies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

 
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