*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : UU2504600
CHEMICAL NAME           : Pyridinium, 1-benzyl-3-hydroxy-, bromide,
                          dimethylcarbamate
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 587-46-2
LAST UPDATED            : 199107
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C15-H17-N2-O2.Br
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 337.25
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T6KJ A1R& COVN1&1 &E
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Benzostigmine
   * Benzpyrinium bromide
   * 1-Benzyl-3-dimethylcarbamoyloxypyridinium bromide
   * Benzpyrinium
   * Pyridinium, 1-benzyl-3-dimethylcarbamoyloxy-, bromide
   * Pyridinium, 3-((dimethylaminocarbonyl)oxy)-1-(phenylmethyl)-, bromide
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 250 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   JACSAT Journal of the American Chemical Society.  (American Chemical Soc.,
   Distribution Office Dept. 223, POB 57136, West End Stn., Washington, DC
   20037)  V.1-    1879-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 73,1210,1951
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intramuscular
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 2400 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Biochemical - Enzyme inhibition, induction, or change in blood or tissue
   levels - true cholinesterase
REFERENCE :
   DCTODJ Drug and Chemical Toxicology.  (Marcel Dekker, 270 Madison Ave., New
   York, NY 10016) V.1-    1977/78-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 3,319,1980
 
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