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RTECS NUMBER            : YP2900000
CHEMICAL NAME           : p-Tyrosine, alpha-methyl-, methyl ester,
                          hydrochloride, (+-)-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 7361-31-1
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C11-H15-N-O3.Cl-H
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 245.73
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : QR D1XZ1&VO1 &GH, -R
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * dl-alpha-Methyl-p-tyrosine methyl ester hydrochloride
 
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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           : 400 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology.  (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
   First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1-    1959-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   28,227,1974

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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