*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : OX7480000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Mesoxalic acid
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 473-90-5
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1754123
REFERENCE               : 3-03-00-01355 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C3-H2-O5
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 118.05
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Ketomalonic acid
   * alpha-Ketomalonic acid
   * Mesoxalate
   * Oxomalonic acid
   * 2-Oxomalonic acid
   * Oxopropanedioic acid
   * Propanedioic acid, oxo-
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 5 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   YKKZAJ Yakugaku Zasshi.  Journal of Pharmacy.  (Nippon Yakugakkai, 2-12-15
   Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150, Japan)  No.1-    1881-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 81,1225,1961
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 4 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   YKKZAJ Yakugaku Zasshi.  Journal of Pharmacy.  (Nippon Yakugakkai, 2-12-15
   Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150, Japan)  No.1-    1881-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 81,1225,1961
 
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