*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : DK2194000
CHEMICAL NAME           : 1H-Benzo(a)quinolizinium,
                          2,3,4,6,7,11a-hexahydro-9,10-dimethoxy-3-(2-(6,7-dime
                          thoxy-2,2-
                          dimethyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-1-isoquinoliniumyl)ethyl)
                          -1,5-dimethyl-, diiodide
LAST UPDATED            : 198806
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C32-H48-N2-O4.2I
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 778.62
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Emetine, N-methyl-, N,N'-dimethoiodide
   * N-Methyl-emetine-N,N'-dimethoiodide
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 8890 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Peripheral Nerve and Sensation - spastic paralysis with or without sensory
   change
REFERENCE :
   JAPMA8 Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association, Scientific
   Edition.  (Washington, DC) V.29-49, 1940-60.  For publisher information, see
   JPMSAE.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 39,43,1950
 
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