*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : YU7000000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Urezin
SUBSTANCE DEFINITION :
   A glycoside from the root of uzara
REFERENCE :
   JPETAB Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics.  (Williams &
   Wilkins Co., 428 E. Preston St., Baltimore, MD 21202)  V.1-    1909/10-
LAST UPDATED            : 199506
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C35-H54-O14.H2-O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 716.91
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Urezigenin + 2-glucose
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Mammal - cat
DOSE/DURATION           : 3610 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
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: 111,365,1954

                              *** REVIEWS ***
 
   TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
   85ELDJ "Die Herzwirksamen Glykoside," Baumgarten, G., and W. Forster,
   Leipzig, Ger. Dem. Rep., VEB Georg Thieme, 1963  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   -,194,1963

 
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