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EC number: 204-337-6 | CAS number: 119-61-9
Acute Toxicity: oral
Administrative data
- Endpoint:
- acute toxicity: oral
- Type of information:
- experimental study
- Adequacy of study:
- supporting study
- Reliability:
- 3 (not reliable)
- Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
- other: Only few data on test method reported.
Data source
Reference
- Reference Type:
- publication
- Title:
- Unnamed
- Year:
- 1 976
Materials and methods
Test guideline
- Qualifier:
- equivalent or similar to guideline
- Guideline:
- OECD Guideline 401 (Acute Oral Toxicity)
- Deviations:
- not specified
- Principles of method if other than guideline:
- An acute oral toxicity test was performed in 8 rats per groups. 5 concentrations were tested. The post-observation period was 7 days.
- GLP compliance:
- no
- Test type:
- standard acute method
- Limit test:
- no
Test material
- Reference substance name:
- Benzophenone
- EC Number:
- 204-337-6
- EC Name:
- Benzophenone
- Cas Number:
- 119-61-9
- Molecular formula:
- C13H10O
- IUPAC Name:
- benzophenone
- Details on test material:
- - Name of test material (as cited in study report): Benzophenone
Constituent 1
Test animals
- Species:
- mouse
- Strain:
- Swiss
- Sex:
- not specified
- Details on test animals or test system and environmental conditions:
- TEST ANIMALS
- Weight at study initiation: 19-25 g
- Fasting period before study: 16 hours
Administration / exposure
- Route of administration:
- oral: gavage
- Vehicle:
- other: gum arabicum
- Doses:
- 5 test concentrations. No details available.
- No. of animals per sex per dose:
- 8 animals per dose
- Control animals:
- yes
- Details on study design:
- - Duration of observation period following administration: 7 days
- Necropsy of survivors performed: Yes
- Other examinations performed: clinical signs - Statistics:
- Probit analysis with confidence limits.
Results and discussion
Effect levels
- Sex:
- not specified
- Dose descriptor:
- LD50
- Effect level:
- ca. 2 895 mg/kg bw
- Based on:
- test mat.
- Clinical signs:
- In lethal doses, benzophenone induced sedation, progressive depression of motor activity, unstable gait, tremors and respiratory impairment.
- Gross pathology:
- No gross lesions detected at necropsy.
Applicant's summary and conclusion
- Interpretation of results:
- not classified
- Remarks:
- Migrated information Criteria used for interpretation of results: EU
- Conclusions:
- The LD50 in rats was determined to be ca. 2895 mg/kg bw.
- Executive summary:
An acute oral toxicity test was performed with benzophenone. The test substance was administered to 8 mice per group by oral gavage as single application. Necropsy was performed 7 days after administration. Clinical signs at lethal doses were sedation, progressive depression of motor activity, unstable gait, tremors and respiratory impairment. The LD50 in rats was determined to be ca. 2895 mg/kg bw.
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