CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION

RTECS NUMBER :

RK0700000

CHEMICAL NAME :

Oleic acid, 2,3-epoxypropyl ester

CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :

5431-33-4

LAST UPDATED :

199710

DATA ITEMS CITED :

9

MOLECULAR FORMULA :

C21-H38-O3

MOLECULAR WEIGHT :

338.59

WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :

T3OTJ B1OV8U9

HEALTH HAZARD DATA

ACUTE TOXICITY DATA

TYPE OF TEST :

LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :

3520 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

TYPE OF TEST :

LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Administration onto the skin

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rabbit

DOSE/DURATION :

8 gm/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

TYPE OF TEST :

TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Subcutaneous

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - mouse

DOSE/DURATION :

1040 mg/kg/52W-I

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - tumors Blood - leukemia

MUTATION DATA

TEST SYSTEM :

Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :

1 gm/kg

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