SHEET /m/methyl-anthranilate · PubChem CID 8635 · CAS 134-20-3 · REV 2026.07
Methyl anthranilate from source
C8H9NO2 · 151.16 g/mol
Methyl 2-aminobenzoate · 2-Aminobenzoic acid methyl ester · Methyl o-aminobenzoate · Anthranilic acid methyl ester
chemical compound
Fig. 1 · 2D structure RDKit
COC(=O)C1=CC=CC=C1N
Where you'll find it
Not yet mapped to everyday foods or products.
The dose makes the poison inferred
A reported guinea pig oral LD50 for Methyl anthranilate is 2,780 mg/kg, the dose lethal to half the animals tested. Scaled by body mass alone:
“The dose makes the poison” is a cross-species estimate shown as neutral science, not a threshold anyone should act on. Real toxicity depends on the person, not body mass alone.
Toxicity & hazards
Toxicity · LD50
2,780 mg/kg · very low toxicity · LD50 guinea pig oral from source
The dose lens above scales this to a body weight.
3 more reported values
- 2,910 mg/kgLD50 · oral · rat
- 3,900 mg/kgLD50 · oral · mouse
- 5,000 mg/kgLD50 · dermal · rabbit
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