*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : XT5450000
CHEMICAL NAME           : p-Toluenesulfonamide, alpha-amino-N-2-pyridyl-
LAST UPDATED            : 199012
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C12-H13-N3-O2-S
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 263.34
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * alpha-Amino-N-2-pyridyl-p-toluenesulfonamide
   * Benzenesulfonamide, 4-(aminomethyl)-N-2-pyridinyl-
   * Homosulfapyridine
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 18300 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes
REFERENCE :
   NYKZAU Nippon Yakurigaku Zasshi.  Japanese Journal of Pharmacology. (Nippon
   Yakuri Gakkai, c/o Kyoto Daigaku Igakubu Yakurigaku Kyoshitsu, Konoe-cho,
   Yoshida, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606, Japan) V.40-    1944- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   49,11,1953
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 750 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
   Behavioral - changes in motor activity (specific assay)
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
REFERENCE :
   NYKZAU Nippon Yakurigaku Zasshi.  Japanese Journal of Pharmacology. (Nippon
   Yakuri Gakkai, c/o Kyoto Daigaku Igakubu Yakurigaku Kyoshitsu, Konoe-cho,
   Yoshida, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606, Japan) V.40-    1944- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   49,11,1953
 
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