*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION *** RTECS NUMBER : AY7000000 CHEMICAL NAME : Alanine, 2-methyl- CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 62-57-7 BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 0506496 REFERENCE : 4-04-00-02616 (Beilstein Handbook Reference) LAST UPDATED : 199706 DATA ITEMS CITED : 3 MOLECULAR FORMULA : C4-H9-N-O2 MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 103.14 WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : ZX1&1&VQ SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES : * alpha-Aminoisobutanoic acid * alpha-Aminoisobutyric acid * 2-Aminoisobutyric acid * 2-Amino-2-methylpropanoic acid * CB 1637 * alpha,alpha-Dimethylglycine * alpha-Methylalanine * 2-Methylalanine *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA *** ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA ** TYPE OF TEST : LD - Lethal dose ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat DOSE/DURATION : >2500 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value REFERENCE : BCPCA6 Biochemical Pharmacology. (Pergamon Press Inc., Maxwell House, Fairview Park, Elmsford, NY 10523) V.1- 1958- Volume(issue)/page/year: 5,108,1960 TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse DOSE/DURATION : 750 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value REFERENCE : NTIS** National Technical Information Service. (Springfield, VA 22161) Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information. Volume(issue)/page/year: AD691-490 *** STATUS IN U.S. *** EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY *** END OF RECORD ***