Toxicity
CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION
RTECS NUMBER :
MD2025000
CHEMICAL NAME :
Glycyrrhizinic
acid
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :
1405-86-3
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. :
0077922
LAST
UPDATED :
199706
DATA ITEMS CITED :
10
MOLECULAR FORMULA
:
C42-H62-O16
MOLECULAR WEIGHT :
823.04
HEALTH HAZARD DATA
ACUTE TOXICITY
DATA
TYPE OF TEST :
TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE
:
Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Human
DOSE/DURATION :
280 mg/kg/4W
TOXIC EFFECTS
:
Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity) Nutritional and Gross Metabolic -
changes in phosphorus
TYPE OF TEST :
TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF
EXPOSURE :
Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Human - man
DOSE/DURATION :
662
mg/kg/1Y-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
Behavioral - muscle weakness Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - changes in potassium
TYPE
OF TEST :
LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Oral
SPECIES
OBSERVED :
Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION :
3 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of
toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
TYPE OF TEST :
LDLo - Lowest
published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED
:
Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION :
2 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic
effects not reported other than lethal dose value
TYPE OF TEST :
LD - Lethal
dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent -
rat
DOSE/DURATION :
>300 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 :
Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION
:
4320 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory
stimulation Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes
TYPE OF TEST :
LDLo - Lowest
published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED
:
Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION :
1 gm/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 :
Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent -
mouse
DOSE/DURATION :
589 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration -
respiratory stimulation Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes
MUTATION
DATA
TYPE OF TEST :
Micronucleus test
TEST SYSTEM :
Rodent - hamster
Ovary
DOSE/DURATION :
100 umol/L
REFERENCE :
MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier
Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 367,99,1996