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RTECS NUMBER            : OX5075000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Mesaconic acid
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 498-24-8
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1722680
REFERENCE               : 4-02-00-02231 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C5-H6-O4
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 130.11
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : QVY1&U1VQ  -T
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Natural Product
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Butenedioic acid, methyl-, (E)-
   * Fumaric acid, methyl-
   * Kyselina mesakonova
   * Mesaconate
   * trans-2-Methyl-2-butenedioic acid
   * Methylfumaric acid
   * trans-1-Propene-1,2-dicarboxylic acid
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 500 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   CBCCT* "Summary Tables of Biological Tests," National Research Council
   Chemical-Biological Coordination Center.  (National Academy of Science
   Library, 2101 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20418)
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 6,147,1954

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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