CAS 63-68-3|L-Methionine

Human Endogenous Metabolite

CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION

RTECS NUMBER :

PD0457000

CHEMICAL NAME :

Methionine, L-

CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :

63-68-3

LAST UPDATED :

199710

DATA ITEMS CITED :

24

MOLECULAR FORMULA :

C5-H11-N-O2-S

MOLECULAR WEIGHT :

149.23

WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :

QVYZ2S1 -L

HEALTH HAZARD DATA

ACUTE TOXICITY DATA

TYPE OF TEST :

LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :

36 gm/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Behavioral - changes in motor activity (specific assay) Immunological Including Allergic - uncharacterized

TYPE OF TEST :

LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Intraperitoneal

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :

4328 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - body temperature decrease

TYPE OF TEST :

LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Intraperitoneal

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - mouse

DOSE/DURATION :

>9500 mg/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 :

Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :

21600 mg/kg/60D-I

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Liver - changes in liver weight Blood - leukopenia Biochemical - Enzyme inhibition, induction, or change in blood or tissue levels - true cholinesterase

TYPE OF TEST :

TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Oral

DOSE :

26100 mg/kg

SEX/DURATION :

female 10-20 day(s) after conception

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Reproductive - Effects on Embryo or Fetus - fetotoxicity (except death, e.g., stunted fetus) Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - musculoskeletal system

TYPE OF TEST :

TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Oral

DOSE :

14720 mg/kg

SEX/DURATION :

female 10-20 day(s) after conception

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Reproductive - Fertility - post-implantation mortality (e.g. dead and/or resorbed implants per total number of implants)

TYPE OF TEST :

TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Oral

DOSE :

35 gm/kg

SEX/DURATION :

female 2 week(s) pre-mating female 1-21 day(s) after conception

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Reproductive - Effects on Embryo or Fetus - fetotoxicity (except death, e.g., stunted fetus)

MUTATION DATA

TEST SYSTEM :

Rodent - guinea pig

DOSE/DURATION :

500 mg/kg

REFERENCE :

JCLBA3 Journal of Cell Biology. (Rockefeller Univ. Press, 1230 York Ave., New York, NY 10003) V.12- 1962- Volume(issue)/page/year: 47,190a,1970 *** REVIEWS *** TOXICOLOGY REVIEW JAFCAU Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. (American Chemical Soc., Distribution Office Dept. 223, POB 57136, West End Stn., Washington, DC 20037) V.1- 1953- Volume(issue)/page/year: 22,2,1974 *** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS *** OEL-RUSSIA:STEL 5 mg/m3 JAN 1993 *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA *** NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA : NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974) NOHS Hazard Code - 81891 No. of Facilities: 273 (estimated) No. of Industries: 5 No. of Occupations: 17 No. of Employees: 12017 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - 81891 No. of Facilities: 1116 (estimated) No. of Industries: 4 No. of Occupations: 18 No. of Employees: 28520 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 17038 (estimated)

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