*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : CI9457000
CHEMICAL NAME           : D-Aspartic acid, N-methyl-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 6384-92-5
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1724431
REFERENCE               : 3-04-00-01522 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C5-H9-N-O4
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 147.15
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * N-Methyl-D-aspartate
   * N-Methyl-D-aspartic acid
   * NMDA
 
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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           : 137 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
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: 269,573,1994
 
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