*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : NL7857000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Indole-2,3-diol
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 5638-85-7
LAST UPDATED            : 199103
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C8-H6-N-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 148.15
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T56 BMJ CQ DQ
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Dihydroxyindole
   * 2,3-Dihydroxyindole
   * Dioxindol
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 550 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   NYKZAU Nippon Yakurigaku Zasshi.  Japanese Journal of Pharmacology. (Nippon
   Yakuri Gakkai, c/o Kyoto Daigaku Igakubu Yakurigaku Kyoshitsu, Konoe-cho,
   Yoshida, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606, Japan) V.40-    1944- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   55,1514,1959
 
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