*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : UU2107000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Pyridinium, 2-(amino(hydroxyimino)methyl)-1-methyl-,
                          iodide
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 66168-51-2
LAST UPDATED            : 198609
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C7-H10-N3-O.I
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 279.10
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 2-(Amino(hydroxyimino)methyl)-1-methylpyridinium iodide
   * Pyridine-2-methanamidoxime methiodide
   * RA 8
 
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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           : 925 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
   Behavioral - excitement
REFERENCE :
   AITEAT Archivum Immunologiae et Therapiae Experimentalis. (Ars Polona, POB
   1001, 00-068 Warsaw 1, Poland)  V.10-    1962-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   25,839,1977
 
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