*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : KE8200000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Ergotamine, compd. with tartaric acid and caffeine
LAST UPDATED            : 198211
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C33-H35-N5-O5.C4-H6-O6.C8-H10-N4-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 926.05
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T C6656 1A P GN LM CUTT&&J G1 EVM- DT B565 CO EVN
                          HVNTJ BQ D1 G1R& &T56 BN DN FNVNVJ B1 F1 H1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Ergotamine tartrate caffeine
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 502 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   NIIRDN Drugs in Japan (Ethical Drugs).  (Yakugyo Jiho Co., Ltd., Tokyo,
   Japan)  Volume(issue)/page/year: 6,129,1982
 
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