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Acute Toxicity: oral

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Administrative data

Endpoint:
acute toxicity: oral
Type of information:
experimental study
Adequacy of study:
key study
Reliability:
2 (reliable with restrictions)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
data from handbook or collection of data

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
review article or handbook
Title:
Unnamed
Year:
2000

Materials and methods

Test guideline
Qualifier:
no guideline followed
Principles of method if other than guideline:
No guideline is specified in the report.
GLP compliance:
no
Limit test:
yes

Test material

Constituent 1
Reference substance name:
Benzoic acid, 5-[(1E)-[4-[[(2-carboxyethyl)amino]carbonyl]phenyl]azo]-2- hydroxy-, disodium salt, dihydrate
Cas Number:
150399-21-6
Molecular formula:
C17H13N3O6Na2 . 2H2O
IUPAC Name:
Benzoic acid, 5-[(1E)-[4-[[(2-carboxyethyl)amino]carbonyl]phenyl]azo]-2- hydroxy-, disodium salt, dihydrate
Test material form:
solid

Test animals

Species:
rat
Strain:
Wistar
Sex:
male/female

Administration / exposure

Route of administration:
oral: gavage
Vehicle:
other: 1% methylcellulose or 0.9% NaCl
Details on oral exposure:
MAXIMUM DOSE VOLUME APPLIED: 10 mL/kg bw
Doses:
2 g/kg bw
No. of animals per sex per dose:
10 animals per sex per dose
Control animals:
not specified
Details on study design:
All animals were observed for clinical signs and mortality for 7 days. At the end of the observation period, all animals were sacrificed and subjected to complete necropsy.

Results and discussion

Effect levels
Sex:
male/female
Dose descriptor:
LD50
Effect level:
> 2 000 mg/kg bw
Remarks on result:
not determinable due to absence of adverse toxic effects
Mortality:
No mortality was observed during the test.
Clinical signs:
other: No clinical signs were observed during the test.

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Conclusions:
The acute oral non-lethal dose in rats was greater than 2000 mg/kg.