*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : KI7966500
CHEMICAL NAME           : Ethanesulfonic acid,
                          2-((2-mercapto-1-(mercaptomethyl)ethyl)thio)-, sodium
                          salt
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 27839-75-4
LAST UPDATED            : 198712
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C5-H11-O3-S4.Na
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 270.39
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 2-((2-Mercapto-1-(mercaptomethyl)ethyl)thio)ethanesulfonic acid sodium  
   salt
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 640 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   FATOAO Farmakologiya i Toksikologiya (Moscow).  For English translation, see
   PHTXA6 and RPTOAN. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.2-   
   1939-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 23,355,1960
 
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