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2-Pentanone


2-pentanone MPK 1600 mg/kg (mouse, oral) 13,000 ppm (guinea pig, 5 hr)

2-Pentanone or methyl propyl ketone (MPK) is a ketone and solvent of minor importance. It is comparable to methyl ethyl ketone, but has a lower solvency and is more expensive. It occurs naturally in Nicotiana tabacum (Tobacco) and blue cheese as a metabolic product of Penicillium mold growth.

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