*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : UL2000000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Protopine, hydrochloride
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 6164-47-2
LAST UPDATED            : 199012
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C20-H19-N-O5.Cl-H
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 389.86
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T I5 G6 B-10-65 DN JO LO PV VO A&O KH WH&&T&&J D1 &GH
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Natural Product
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 102 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
   Behavioral - excitement
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
REFERENCE :
   JPETAB Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics.  (Williams &
   Wilkins Co., 428 E. Preston St., Baltimore, MD 21202)  V.1-    1909/10-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 104,253,1952
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 36 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   FEPRA7 Federation Proceedings, Federation of American Societies for
   Experimental Biology. (Bethesda, MD)  V.1-46, 1942-87.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 5,163,1946
 
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