*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : WX0415500
CHEMICAL NAME           : Taurine, N-(2,3-dimercaptopropyl)-, sodium salt
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 19872-06-1
LAST UPDATED            : 198712
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C5-H12-N-O3-S3.Na
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 253.35
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * N-(2,3-Dimercaptopropyl)taurine sodium salt
   * Ethanesulfonic acid, 2-((2,3-dimercaptopropyl)amino)-, sodium salt
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 800 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   FATOAO Farmakologiya i Toksikologiya (Moscow).  For English translation, see
   PHTXA6 and RPTOAN. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.2-   
   1939-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 23,355,1960
 
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