*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : AY2980000
CHEMICAL NAME           : DL-Alanine
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 302-72-7
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C3-H7-N-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 89.11
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Alanine, DL-
   * (+-)-Alanine
   * DL-alpha-Alanine
   * (R,S)-Alanine
   * dl-2-Aminopropionic acid
   * (+-)-2-Aminopropionic acid
   * DL-alpha-Aminopropionic acid
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                 ** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 1820 gm/kg/26W-C
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Blood - other changes
   Biochemical - Metabolism (Intermediary) - lipids including transport
REFERENCE :
   TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology.  (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
   First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1-    1959-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   37,491,1976

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NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - X9124
       No. of Facilities: 591 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 3
       No. of Occupations: 9
       No. of Employees: 8931 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 5441 (estimated)

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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