*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : UU5084000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Pyridinium, 1,1'-hexamethylenebis-, dibromide
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 53952-75-3
LAST UPDATED            : 198806
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C16-H22-N2.2Br
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 402.22
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * G.L. 106
   * 1,1'-Hexamethylenebis(pyridinium bromide)
   * P.M. 402
   * Pyridinium, 1,1'-(1,6-hexanediyl)bis-, dibromide
 
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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           : 26 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes
REFERENCE :
   AIPTAK Archives Internationales de Pharmacodynamie et de Therapie. (Heymans
   Institute of Pharmacology, De Pintelaan 185, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium)  V.4-   
   1898-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 90,271,1952
 
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