Selenomethionine

MOLECULAR FORMULA :

C5-H11-N-O2-Se

MOLECULAR WEIGHT :

196.13

WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :

QVYZ2-SE-1

HEALTH HAZARD DATA

ACUTE TOXICITY DATA

TYPE OF TEST :

LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Intraperitoneal

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :

11 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

TYPE OF TEST :

LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Intravenous

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - mouse

DOSE/DURATION :

22 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Peripheral Nerve and Sensation - flaccid paralysis without anesthesia (usually neuromuscular blockage) Cardiac - other changes Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes

TYPE OF TEST :

LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Intracervical

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - mouse

DOSE/DURATION :

13 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Peripheral Nerve and Sensation - flaccid paralysis without anesthesia (usually neuromuscular blockage) Behavioral - changes in motor activity (specific assay) Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea

TYPE OF TEST :

LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Intravenous

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Mammal - pig

DOSE/DURATION :

7450 ug/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Brain and Coverings - recordings from specific areas of CNS Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity) Gastrointestinal - nausea or vomiting

TYPE OF TEST :

TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Bird - duck

DOSE/DURATION :

37 mg/kg/12W-C

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Blood - changes in leukocyte (WBC) count Biochemical - Enzyme inhibition, induction, or change in blood or tissue levels - other oxidoreductases Biochemical - Enzyme inhibition, induction, or change in blood or tissue levels - transaminases

TYPE OF TEST :

TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Oral

DOSE :

14710 mg/kg

SEX/DURATION :

female 8 day(s) after conception

TOXIC EFFECTS :

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

MUTATION DATA

TYPE OF TEST :

Cytogenetic analysis

TEST SYSTEM :

Human Lymphocyte

DOSE/DURATION :

80 umol/L

REFERENCE :

MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 224,503,1989 *** REVIEWS *** ACGIH TLV-TWA 0.2 mg(Se)/m3 DTLVS* The Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) and Biological Exposure Indices (BEIs) booklet issues by American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH), Cincinnati, OH, 1996 Volume(issue)/page/year: TLV/BEI,1997 *** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS *** MSHA STANDARD-air:TWA 0.2 mg(Se)/m3 DTLVS* The Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) and Biological Exposure Indices (BEIs) booklet issues by American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH), Cincinnati, OH, 1996 Volume(issue)/page/year: 3,224,1971 OSHA PEL (Gen Indu):8H TWA 0.2 mg(Se)/m3 CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,1910.1000,1994 OSHA PEL (Construc):8H TWA 0.2 mg(Se)/m3 CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,1926.55,1994 OSHA PEL (Shipyard):8H TWA 0.2 mg(Se)/m3 CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,1915.1000,1993 OSHA PEL (Fed Cont):8H TWA 0.2 mg(Se)/m3 CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year: 41,50-204.50,1994 *** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS *** OEL-ARAB Republic of Egypt:TWA 0.2 mg(Se)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 0.2 mg(Se)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 0.2 mg(Se)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-DENMARK:TWA 0.1 mg(Se)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-FINLAND:TWA 0.1 mg(Se)/m3;STEL 0.3 mg(Se)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-GERMANY:TWA 0.1 mg(Se)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-HUNGARY:STEL 0.1 mg(Se)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 0.2 mg(Se)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 0.2 mg(Se)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-POLAND:TWA 0.1 mg(Se)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-SWEDEN:TWA 0.1 mg(Se)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 0.1 mg(Se)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-TURKEY:TWA 0.2 mg(Se)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 0.1 mg(Se)/m3 JAN 1993 OEL IN BULGARIA, COLOMBIA, JORDAN, KOREA check ACGIH TLV OEL IN NEW ZEALAND, SINGAPORE, VIETNAM check ACGIH TLV