*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : JY5630000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Emetine, dihydrochloride, hydrate
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 7083-71-8
LAST UPDATED            : 199007
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C29-H40-N2-O4.2Cl-H.xH2-O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 678.76
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Reproductive Effector
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Emetan, 6',7',10,11-tetramethoxy-, dihydrochloride, hydrate
   * Emetine hydrochloride hydrate
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 25 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   EXPEAM Experientia.  (Birkhaeuser Verlag, POB 133, CH-4010 Basel,
   Switzerland)  V.1-    1945-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 16,64,1960
 
                          ** REPRODUCTIVE DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intrauterine
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE                    : 500 ug/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 6 day(s) pre-mating
                          female 1-10 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Fertility - pre-implantation mortality (e.g. reduction in
   number of implants per female; total number of implants per corpora lutea)
REFERENCE :
   CCPTAY Contraception.  (Geron-X, Inc., POB 1108, Los Altos, CA 94022)  V.1-
   1970-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 16,39,1977
 
                            *** END OF RECORD ***