*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : KR9300000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Ethylamine, 1-methyl-2-(2,6-xylyloxy)-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 31828-71-4
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 2092205
LAST UPDATED            : 199703
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 6
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C11-H17-N-O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 179.29
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : ZY1&1OR B1 F1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
                          Human
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 1-Methyl-2-(2,6-xylyloxy)ethylamine
   * Mexiletine
   * 2-Propanamine, 1-(2,6-dimethylphenoxy)-
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Human
DOSE/DURATION           : 63 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - cyanosis
   Gastrointestinal - nausea or vomiting
REFERENCE :
   PMESAJ Postgraduate Medical Journal, Supplement.  (Blackwell Scientific Pub.
   Ltd., POB 88, Oxford, UK)  V.1-    1949-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 53(Suppl
   1),134,1977
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Human - man
DOSE/DURATION           : 349 mg/kg/4D-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Blood - thrombocytopenia
REFERENCE :
   AIMEAS Annals of Internal Medicine.  (American College of Physicians, 4200
   Pine St., Philadelphia, PA 19104)  V.1-    1927-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   100,162,1984
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 41 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Toxic effects not yet reviewed
REFERENCE :
   USXXAM United States Patent Document.  (U.S. Patent Office, Box 9,
   Washington, DC 20231)  Volume(issue)/page/year: #5116974
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 320 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   DECRDP Drugs under Experimental and Clinical Research.  (Bioscience
   Ediprint, Blvd. James-Fazy 13, 1201 Geneva 1, Switzerland)  V.1-    1977-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 13,21,1987
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 114 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Cardiac - arrhythmias (including changes in conduction)
REFERENCE :
   EJMCA5 European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry--Chimie Therapeutique.
   (Editions Scientifiques Elsevier, 29 rue Buffon, F-75005, Paris, France)
   V.9-    1974-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 21,370,1986
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 23 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   ARZNAD Arzneimittel-Forschung. Drug Research.  (Editio Cantor Verlag,
   Postfach 1255, W-7960 Aulendorf, Fed. Rep. Ger.)  V.1-    1951-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 41,1130,1991
 
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