*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : JY5100000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Emetine, dihydrobromide (+-)-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 13903-43-0
LAST UPDATED            : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C29-H40-N2-O4.2Br-H
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 642.55
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T B666 GNTT&J E2 LO1 MO1 D1- BT66 CMT&J HO1 IO1 &EH 2
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Dihydrobromide (+-)emetine
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 700 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   FAZMAE Fortschritte der Arzneimittelforschung.  Progress in Drug Research.
   (Birkhauser Boston, Inc., c/o Springer-Verlag New York, 44 Hartz Way,
   Secaucus, NJ 07094)  V.1-    1959-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 17,108,1973
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 50 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   FAZMAE Fortschritte der Arzneimittelforschung.  Progress in Drug Research.
   (Birkhauser Boston, Inc., c/o Springer-Verlag New York, 44 Hartz Way,
   Secaucus, NJ 07094)  V.1-    1959-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 17,108,1973
 
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