*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : XF8884500
CHEMICAL NAME           : Tetrodotoxin, citrate (1:1) (salt)
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 18660-81-6
LAST UPDATED            : 198611
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C11-H17-N3-O8.xC6-H8-O7
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 1664.29
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Natural Product
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Citrato de tetrodotoxina
   * Tetrodotoxin citrate
   * Tetrodotoxin, 2-hydroxy-1,2,3-propanetricarboxylate (1:1) (salt)
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 8 ng/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   AFMMBW Archivos de la Facultad de Medicina de Madrid.  (Madrid, Spain)
   V.1-40, 1961-81.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 8,151,1965
 
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