*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : WL2430000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Strychnine, monohydrochloride
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 1421-86-9
LAST UPDATED            : 199106
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 4
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C21-H22-N2-O2.Cl-H
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 370.91
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Strychnidin-10-one, monohydrochloride
   * Strychnine hydrochloride
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 2730 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - rigidity (including catalepsy)
REFERENCE :
   ZVRAAX Zentralblatt fuer Veterinaermedizin, Reihe A.  (Verlag Paul Parey,
   Linderstr. 44-47, D-1000 Berlin 61, Fed. Rep. Ger.)  V.10-    1963-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 16,465,1969
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 650 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - general anesthetic
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: 84,12,1945
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Mammal - dog
DOSE/DURATION           : 460 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
REFERENCE :
   ZVRAAX Zentralblatt fuer Veterinaermedizin, Reihe A.  (Verlag Paul Parey,
   Linderstr. 44-47, D-1000 Berlin 61, Fed. Rep. Ger.)  V.10-    1963-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 16,465,1969
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Gene conversion and mitotic recombination
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 3 mmol/L
REFERENCE :
   EMMUEG Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis.  (Alan R. Liss, Inc., 41 E.
   11th St., New York, NY 10003)  V.10-    1987-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   10,27,1987
 
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