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RTECS NUMBER            : UT4729000
CHEMICAL NAME           : 3-Pyridinemethanol, (Z)-2-butenedioate (1:1) (salt),
                          hemihydrate
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 91456-88-1
LAST UPDATED            : 198702
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C6-H7-N-O.C4-H4-O4.1/2H2-O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 234.21
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T6NJ C1Q &QV1U1VQ -C &QH 1/2
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 3-(Hydroxymethyl)pyridine maleate hemihydrate
 
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TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 708 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
   Behavioral - muscle weakness
   Behavioral - ataxia
REFERENCE :
   PCJOAU Pharmaceutical Chemistry Journal (English Translation).  Translation
   of KHFZAN. (Plenum Pub. Corp., 233 Spring St., New York, NY 10013)  No.1-
   1967-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 18,175,1984
 
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