*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION *** RTECS NUMBER : NM7525000 CHEMICAL NAME : Inositol, hexakis(dihydrogen phosphate), myo- CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 83-86-3 OTHER CAS REGISTRY NOS. : 78039-41-5 LAST UPDATED : 199701 DATA ITEMS CITED : 3 MOLECULAR FORMULA : C6-H18-O24-P6 MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 660.06 SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES : * Alkovert * Fytic acid * Hexakis(dihydrogen phosphate) myo-inositol * Inosithexaphosphorsaure * myo-Inosistol hexakisphosphate * Inositol hexaphosphate * myo-Inositol hexaphosphate * Phytic acid * Saure des phytins *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA *** ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA ** TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intravenous SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse DOSE/DURATION : 500 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold REFERENCE : TXCYAC Toxicology. (Elsevier Scientific Pub. Ireland, Ltd., POB 85, Limerick, Ireland) V.1- 1973- Volume(issue)/page/year: 22,279,1982 TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intravenous SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit DOSE/DURATION : 45 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value REFERENCE : HBAMAK "Abdernalden's Handbuch der Biologischen Arbeitsmethoden." (Leipzig, Ger. Dem. Rep.) Volume(issue)/page/year: 4,1289,1935 *** STATUS IN U.S. *** EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY *** END OF RECORD ***