*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : GM7923000
CHEMICAL NAME           : alpha(1-18)-Corticotropin,
                          1-glycine-18-L-argininamide-, monoacetate (salt)
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 57355-81-4
LAST UPDATED            : 199103
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C100-H156-N34-O22-S.C2-H4-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 2279.02
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Giractide acetate
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : >20 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   NIIRDN Drugs in Japan (Ethical Drugs).  (Yakugyo Jiho Co., Ltd., Tokyo,
   Japan)  Volume(issue)/page/year: 6,206,1982
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : >20 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   NIIRDN Drugs in Japan (Ethical Drugs).  (Yakugyo Jiho Co., Ltd., Tokyo,
   Japan)  Volume(issue)/page/year: 6,206,1982
 
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