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Table 1 Abbreviations and concentrations of chemicals used in this study

From: Assessing developmental toxicity of caffeine and sweeteners in medaka (Oryzias latipes)

Chemical

CAS number

Log P

LD50 (oral)

Molecular weight

Abbreviation

Concentration

N

Behavior

Embryonic development

mM

mg/ml

Sucrose

57-50-1

−3.70a

29,700 mg/kg [Rat]a

342.3

SUC

SUC1

29

10

15

SUC2

146

50

14

Aspartame

22839-47-0

−0.10b

>10,000 mg/kg [Rat]c

294.3

ASP

ASP1

0.2

0.06

15

ASP2

1.0

0.30

15

Saccharin

81-07-2

0.91a

17,000 mg/kg [Mouse]a

183.2

SAC

SAC1

0.005

0.001

14

SAC2

0.050

0.010

14

Caffeine

58-08-2

−0.07a

127 mg/kg [Mouse]a

194.2

CAF

CAF1

0.05

0.01

14

CAF2

0.50

0.10

14

CAF + SUC

CAF2 + SUC1

Refer to individual compounds

11

CAF + ASP

CAF2 + ASP1

11

CAF + SAC

CAF2 + SAC1

11

Control

38

  1. – not applicable
  2. aThe Human Metabolome Database, http://www.hmdb.ca/
  3. bThe DrugBank Database, http://www.drugbank.ca/
  4. cTCI America Material Safety Data Sheet, https://www.spectrumchemical.com/MSDS/TCI-A0997.pdf