RTECS NUMBER : LZ9700000
CHEMICAL NAME : Glutamic acid, L-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 56-86-0
LAST UPDATED : 199706
DATA ITEMS CITED : 9
MOLECULAR FORMULA : C5-H9-N-O4
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 147.15
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : QVYZ2VQ -L
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Mutagen
Human
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* Aciglut
* alpha-Aminoglutaric acid
* L-2-Aminoglutaric acid
* 2-Aminopentanedioic acid
* 1-Aminopropane-1,3-dicarboxylic acid
* Glusate
* Glutacid
* Glutamic acid
* L-Glutamic acid
* alpha-Glutamic acid
* D-Glutamiensuur
* Glutaminic acid
* L-Glutaminic acid
* Glutaminol
* Glutaton
*** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Human
DOSE/DURATION : 71 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - headache
REFERENCE :
SCIEAS Science. (American Assoc. for the Advancement of Science, 1333 H
St., NW, Washington, DC 20005) V.1- 1895- Volume(issue)/page/year:
163,826,1969
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Human
DOSE/DURATION : 117 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Gastrointestinal - nausea or vomiting
REFERENCE :
AJMSA9 American Journal of the Medical Sciences. (Slack Inc., 6900 Grove
Rd., Thorofare, NJ 08086) New series: V.1- 1841- Volume(issue)/page/year:
214,281,1947
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : >30 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
FAONAU FAO Nutrition Meetings Report Series. (Rome, Italy) No.?-57,
1948-77. Discontinued. Volume(issue)/page/year: 48A,42,1970
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION : >2300 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
FAONAU FAO Nutrition Meetings Report Series. (Rome, Italy) No.?-57,
1948-77. Discontinued. Volume(issue)/page/year: 48A,42,1970
** MUTATION DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : Sister chromatid exchange
TEST SYSTEM : Human Lymphocyte
DOSE/DURATION : 10 mg/L
REFERENCE :
MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 372,75,1996
*** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS ***
OEL-RUSSIA:STEL 10 mg/m3 JAN 1993
*** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA ***
NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
NOHS Hazard Code - 80420
No. of Facilities: 446 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 6
No. of Occupations: 13
No. of Employees: 10592 (estimated)
NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
NOES Hazard Code - 80420
No. of Facilities: 915 (estimated)
No. of Industries: 10
No. of Occupations: 27
No. of Employees: 11240 (estimated)
No. of Female Employees: 5754 (estimated)
*** STATUS IN U.S. ***
EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
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