*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : JG5786800
CHEMICAL NAME           : Dioscorea dumetorum, alkaloids
SUBSTANCE DEFINITION :
   Extracted and purified from a species of the yam family, common in the wild
   state, in Nigeria
REFERENCE :
   NATUAS Nature.  (Nature Subscription Dept., POB 1018, Manasguan, NJ 08736)
   V.1-    1869-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 177,935,1956
LAST UPDATED            : 199506
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C13-H21-N-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 223.35
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Natural Product
 
                       *** 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           : 65 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   NATUAS Nature.  (Nature Subscription Dept., POB 1018, Manasguan, NJ 08736)
   V.1-    1869-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 177,935,1956
 
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