*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***
RTECS NUMBER : XF8886000
CHEMICAL NAME : Tetrodotoxin, O(sup 5)-ethyl-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 7724-40-5
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 4158024
LAST UPDATED : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA : C13-H21-N3-O8
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 347.37
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* Ethoxytetrodotoxin
* 4-Ethoxytetrodotoxin
*** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 25700 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory depression
REFERENCE :
JJPAAZ Japanese Journal of Pharmacology. (Japanese Pharmacological Soc.,
c/o Dept. of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto Univ., Sakyo-ku, Kyoto
606, Japan) V.1- 1951- Volume(issue)/page/year: 17,267,1967
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 692 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
CPBTAL Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin. (Japan Pub. Trading Co., USA,
1255 Howard St., San Francisco, CA 94103) V.6- 1958-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 12,1357,1964
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 692 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
Behavioral - changes in motor activity (specific assay)
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
REFERENCE :
JJPAAZ Japanese Journal of Pharmacology. (Japanese Pharmacological Soc.,
c/o Dept. of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto Univ., Sakyo-ku, Kyoto
606, Japan) V.1- 1951- Volume(issue)/page/year: 17,267,1967
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