*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : GD0760100
CHEMICAL NAME           : Ciguatoxin 2
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 142185-85-1
LAST UPDATED            : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C60-H86-O18
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 1095.46
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Natural Product
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Ciguatoxin CTX 2
   * CTX 2
   * 52-Epiciguatoxin 3
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 1 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
   Sense Organs and Special Senses (Eye) - lacrimation
   Gastrointestinal - hypermotility, diarrhea
REFERENCE :
   TOXIA6 Toxicon.  (Pergamon Press Ltd., Headington Hill Hall, Oxford OX3 OBW,
   UK)  V.1-    1962-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 35,889,1997
 
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