Toxicity
CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION
RTECS NUMBER :
CE6675000
CHEMICAL NAME :
Arachidonic
acid
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :
506-32-1
LAST UPDATED :
199504
DATA ITEMS CITED
:
6
MOLECULAR FORMULA :
C20-H32-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT :
304.52
WISWESSER
LINE NOTATION :
QV4U3U3U3U6
HEALTH HAZARD DATA
ACUTE TOXICITY DATA
TYPE OF TEST
:
LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Intravenous
SPECIES
OBSERVED :
Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION :
39200 ug/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
DOSE :
80
ug/kg
SEX/DURATION :
female 1 day(s) pre-mating
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive -
Maternal Effects - uterus, cervix, vagina
MUTATION DATA
TYPE OF TEST :
Sister
chromatid exchange
TEST SYSTEM :
Rodent - hamster Ovary
DOSE/DURATION :
320
umol/L
REFERENCE :
PAACA3 Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research.
(Waverly Press, 428 E. Preston St., Baltimore, MD 21202) V.1- 1954- Volume(issue)/page/year:
27,95,1986 *** REVIEWS *** TOXICOLOGY REVIEW JACTDZ Journal of the American College of
Toxicology. (Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., 1651 Third Ave., New York, NY 10128) V.1-12, 1982-1993.
Discontinued. Volume(issue)/page/year: 12,481,1993 *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND
SURVEILLANCE DATA *** NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA : NOES - National Occupational
Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - T1132 No. of Facilities: 27 (estimated) No. of
Industries: 1 No. of Occupations: 1 No. of Employees: 79 (estimated) No. of Female
Employees: 60 (estimated)
