*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : AY6910000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Alanine, N-(methoxyacetyl)-N-(2,6-xylyl)-, methyl
                          ester, DL-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 57837-19-1
OTHER CAS REGISTRY NOS. : 102256-63-3
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 2947777
LAST UPDATED            : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 6
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C15-H21-N-O4
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 279.37
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : 1OVY1&NV1O1&R B1 F1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Agricultural Chemical
                          Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * DL-Alanine, N-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)-N-(methoxyacetyl)-, methyl ester
   * Apron
   * Apron 2E
   * Apron FL
   * CG 117
   * CGA 48988
   * D,L-N-(2,6-Dimethylphenyl)-N-(2'-methoxyacetyl)alaninate de methyle
   * N-(2,6-Dimethylphenyl)-N-(methoxyacetyl)-alanine methyl ester
   * N-(2,6-Dimethylphenyl)-N-(methoxyacetyl)-DL-alanine methyl ester
   * Metalaxil
   * Metalaxyl
   * Metaxanin
   * Ridomil
   * Ridomil 2E
   * Subdue
   * Subdue 2E
   * Subdue 5SP
 
                       *** 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           : 566 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   JHEMA2 Journal of Hygiene, Epidemiology, Microbiology, and Immunology.
   (Avicenum, Malostranske namesti 28, 11802 Prague 1, Czechoslovakia)  V.1-
   1957-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 35,375,1991
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : >3100 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   PEMNDP Pesticide Manual.  (The British Crop Protection Council, 20 Bridport
   Rd., Thornton Heath CR4 7QG, UK)  V.1-    1968-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   9,554,1991
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Cytogenetic analysis
TEST SYSTEM             : Human Lymphocyte
DOSE/DURATION           : 300 mg/L
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 369,81,1996

                    *** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS ***
 
   EPA FIFRA 1988 PESTICIDE SUBJECT TO REGISTRATION OR RE-REGISTRATION
   FEREAC Federal Register.  (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of
   Documents, Washington, DC 20402) V.1-    1936-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   54,7740,1989

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   On EPA IRIS database
   
   EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998

 
                            *** END OF RECORD ***