*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : SA4000000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Pentanoic acid, 4-oxo-, calcium salt
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 591-64-0
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C10-H14-O6.Ca
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 270.32
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Calcium-diasporal
   * Calcium levulinate
   * Calcium 4-oxopentanoate
   * Calcium pharmacon
   * Flanthin
   * Laevucalcin
   * Levucal
   * Levulin calcid
   * Levulinic acid, calcium salt
   * Mil-U-cal
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 6140 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   FRPPAO Farmaco, Edizione Pratica. (Casella Postale 227, 27100 Pavia, Italy)
   V.8-43    1953-88 For publisher information, see FRMCE8
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 26,144,1971
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 7250 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   FRPPAO Farmaco, Edizione Pratica. (Casella Postale 227, 27100 Pavia, Italy)
   V.8-43    1953-88 For publisher information, see FRMCE8
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 26,144,1971

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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