*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : DA4795500
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benzenemethanol, alpha-(1-(dimethylamino)ethyl)-,
                          hydrochloride, (S-(R*,S*))-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 54114-10-2
LAST UPDATED            : 198803
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C11-H17-N-O.Cl-H
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 215.75
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * (S-(R*,S*))-alpha-(1-(Dimethylamino)ethyl)benzenemethanol hydrochloride
   * (+)-Methylephedrine hydrochloride
   * d-Methylephedrine hydrochloride
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 863 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - altered sleep time (including change in righting reflex)
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
   Behavioral - ataxia
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:
   53,638,1957
 
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