*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : ZA5500000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Virosecurinine
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 6704-68-3
LAST UPDATED            : 198803
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C13-H15-N-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 217.29
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Natural Product
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Securinan-11-one, (2-alpha,7-beta,9-beta)-
   * 2-alpha,7-alpha-Securinine
   * Virosecurinin
 
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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           : 73 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
   Behavioral - irritability
   Skin and Appendages - hair
REFERENCE :
   PGMJBP Papua New Guinea Medical Journal.  (Medical Soc. of Papua New Guinea,
   Box 6665, Boroko, NCD, Papua New Guinea)  V.1-    1955-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 18,157,1975
 
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