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
*** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
** 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
*** STATUS IN U.S. ***
EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
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