*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : GN1040000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Corynan-17-oic acid,
                          19,20-didehydro-16-((10-beta,13-beta,21-beta)-23-deox
                          y-21,22-dihydro-
                          11-oxa-12,24-secostrychnidin-10-yl)-, methyl ester,
                          (16R,19E)-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 427-01-0
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 0076217
REFERENCE               : 4-27-00-09620 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 4
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C40-H48-N4-O3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 632.92
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
                          Natural Product
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Geissospermine
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 450 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory depression
REFERENCE :
   APFRAD Annales Pharmaceutiques Francaises.  (SPPIF, B.P.22, F-41353 Vineuil,
   France)  V.1-    1943-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 19,104,1961
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 125 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory depression
REFERENCE :
   APFRAD Annales Pharmaceutiques Francaises.  (SPPIF, B.P.22, F-41353 Vineuil,
   France)  V.1-    1943-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 19,104,1961
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 150 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory depression
REFERENCE :
   APFRAD Annales Pharmaceutiques Francaises.  (SPPIF, B.P.22, F-41353 Vineuil,
   France)  V.1-    1943-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 19,104,1961
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 20 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory depression
REFERENCE :
   APFRAD Annales Pharmaceutiques Francaises.  (SPPIF, B.P.22, F-41353 Vineuil,
   France)  V.1-    1943-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 19,104,1961
 
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