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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:
other: Acceptable, well documented study report which meets basic scientific principles

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
study report
Title:
Unnamed
Year:
1984
Report date:
1984

Materials and methods

Test guideline
Qualifier:
equivalent or similar to guideline
Guideline:
OECD Guideline 401 (Acute Oral Toxicity)
GLP compliance:
not specified
Test type:
standard acute method
Limit test:
yes

Test material

Constituent 1
Chemical structure
Reference substance name:
2-methylpropyl-(R)-2-hydroxypropanoate
EC Number:
407-770-0
EC Name:
2-methylpropyl-(R)-2-hydroxypropanoate
Cas Number:
61597-96-4
Molecular formula:
C7 H14 O3
IUPAC Name:
2-methylpropyl-(R)-2-hydroxypropanoate
Details on test material:
- Name of test material (as cited in study report): D-Milchsaeureisobutylester

Test animals

Species:
rat
Strain:
Wistar
Sex:
male/female
Details on test animals or test system and environmental conditions:
TEST ANIMALS
- Source: Dr. K. Thomae GmbH, 7950 Biberach
- Weight at study initiation: mean: female: 181 g; male: 173 g
- Fasting period before study: 16 hours before application
- Housing: 5 per cage
- Diet (e.g. ad libitum): no data
- Water (e.g. ad libitum): ad libitum
- Acclimation period: at least one week


ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
- Temperature (°C): 20 - 24
- Humidity (%): 30 - 70
- Photoperiod (hrs dark / hrs light): 12/12

Administration / exposure

Route of administration:
oral: gavage
Vehicle:
CMC (carboxymethyl cellulose)
Details on oral exposure:
VEHICLE
- Concentration in vehicle: 50%
- Justification for choice of vehicle: aqueous solution correlates to physiologic solution

MAXIMUM DOSE VOLUME APPLIED: 10 ml/kg bw
Doses:
5000 mg/kg bw
No. of animals per sex per dose:
5
Control animals:
no
Details on study design:
- Duration of observation period following administration: 14 days
- Frequency of observations and weighing: once daily, weighing: on day 2, 7, and 13 after application
- Necropsy of survivors performed: yes
- Other examinations performed: clinical signs, body weight, histopathology

Results and discussion

Effect levels
Sex:
male/female
Dose descriptor:
LD50
Effect level:
> 5 000 mg/kg bw
Mortality:
none
Clinical signs:
rattling breath 2 days after application in males and females
lacrimation 15 to 30 minutes after application in females and less than 15-30 minutes after application in males
Body weight:
normal weight gain
Gross pathology:
organs without abnormalities

Applicant's summary and conclusion