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RTECS NUMBER            : HQ1791000
CHEMICAL NAME           : 6H-Dibenzo(a,g)quinolizine,
                          5,8,13,13a-tetrahydro-2,3,10,11-tetramethoxy-, (+-)-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 13407-95-9
LAST UPDATED            : 199109
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C21-H25-N-O4
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 355.47
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Berbine, 2,3,10,11-tetramethoxy-, (+-)-
   * (+-)-Xylopinine
   * dl-Xylopinine
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 50 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - active as anti-cancer agent
REFERENCE :
   PCJOAU Pharmaceutical Chemistry Journal (English Translation).  Translation
   of KHFZAN. (Plenum Pub. Corp., 233 Spring St., New York, NY 10013)  No.1-
   1967-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 23,47,1989
 
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