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Substance Name: Carboxymethylcellulose
RN: 9000-11-7
UNII: 05JZI7B19X
InChIKey: VJHCJDRQFCCTHL-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Classification Codes

  • Drug / Therapeutic Agent
  • TSCA Flag XU (Exempt from Reporting under Chemical Data Reporting Rule)

Molecular Formula

  • C2-H4-O3.x-Unspecified

Molecular Weight

  • 240.2064
 
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Names and Synonyms

Results Name

  • Carboxymethylcellulose

Name of Substance

  • Carboxymethylcellulose cellulose carboxymethyl ether
  • Carmellose [INN]

Synonyms

  • 7H
  • 7H (carbohydrate)
  • Acetic acid, hydroxy-, cellulose ether
  • Almelose
  • Apergel
  • Apeyel
  • Carbose
  • Carboximethylcellulosum
  • Carboxymethyl cellulose
  • Carboxymethyl cellulose ether
  • Carboxymethylated cellulose pulp
  • Carboxymethylcellulose
  • Carboxymethylcellulosum
  • Carmellose
  • Carmellosum
  • Carmellosum [INN-Latin]
  • Carmelosa
  • Carmelosa [INN-Spanish]
  • Cellulose carboxymethylate
  • Cellulose GUM 7H
  • Cellulose, (carboxymethyl)
  • Cellulose, ether with glycolic acid
  • Celluloseglycolic acid
  • CM-Cellulose
  • CMC
  • CMC-4LF
  • Colloresine
  • Croscarmellose
  • Croscarmellosum
  • Croscarmellosum [INN-Latin]
  • Croscarmellosum [Latin]
  • Croscarmelosa
  • Croscarmelosa [INN-Spanish]
  • Duodcel
  • FEMA No. 2239
  • Glycocel TA
  • Glycolic acid cellulose ether
  • KMTs
  • Thylose
  • UNII-05JZI7B19X

Systematic Name

  • Cellulose, carboxymethyl ether

Superlist Names

  • Carboxymethyl cellulose
  • Cellulose, carboxymethyl ether

Registry Numbers

CAS Registry Number

  • 9000-11-7

FDA UNII

  • 05JZI7B19X

Other Registry Numbers

  • 1125619-15-9
  • 177317-30-5
  • 191616-54-3
  • 196886-89-2
  • 204336-41-4

System Generated Number

  • 0009000117

Molecular Formulas

Molecular Formula

  • C2-H4-O3.x-Unspecified

Molecular Formula Fragments

  • C2-H4-O3
  • COMPONENT
  • Unspecified

Structure Descriptors

InChI

InChI=1S/C6H12O6.C2H4O2/c7-1-3(9)5(11)6(12)4(10)2-8;1-2(3)4/h1,3-6,8-12H,2H2;1H3,(H,3,4)

InChIKey

VJHCJDRQFCCTHL-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Smiles

CC(=O)O.OCC(O)C(O)C(O)C(O)C=O

Toxicity

Organism Test Type Route Reported Dose (Normalized Dose) Effect Source
guinea pig LD oral > 5gm/kg (5000mg/kg)   Food Research. Vol. 9, Pg. 175, 1944.
mammal (species unspecified) LD50 unreported 13340mg/kg (13340mg/kg)   Gigiena i Sanitariya. For English translation, see HYSAAV. Vol. 52(5), Pg. 14, 1987.
mouse LD50 intravenous 47mg/kg (47mg/kg)   Research Progress in Organic-Biological and Medicinal Chemistry. Vol. 2, Pg. 274, 1970.
rabbit LD oral > 5gm/kg (5000mg/kg)   Food Research. Vol. 9, Pg. 175, 1944.
rat LD oral > 5gm/kg (5000mg/kg)   Food Research. Vol. 9, Pg. 175, 1944.