*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : NQ7860000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Isocoumarin, 3,4-dihydro-8-hydroxy-3-methyl-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 17397-85-2
LAST UPDATED            : 198909
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C10-H10-O3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 178.20
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
                          Natural Product
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Antibiotic AO-2
   * Antibiotic BV-1
   * AO-2
   * 1H-2-Benzopyran-1-one, 3,4-dihydro-8-hydroxy-3-methyl-
   * BV-1
   * 3,4-Dihydro-8-hydroxy-3-methylisocoumarin
   * Mellein
   * Ochracin
 
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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           : 125 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   85GDA2 "CRC Handbook of Antibiotic Compounds," Vols.1- ,  Berdy, J., Boca
   Raton, FL, CRC Press, 1980-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 5,451,1981
 
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