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RTECS NUMBER            : LU6851000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Furazan, 3-methyl-4-nitro-, 2(or 5)-oxide
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 49558-02-3
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 0155091
REFERENCE               : 4-27-00-07095 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C3-H3-N3-O4
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 145.09
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 3-Methyl-4-nitrofurazan 2(or 5)-oxide
   * 3-Methyl-4-nitro-furoxan
 
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TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 199 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - cyanosis
REFERENCE :
   PLRCAT Pharmacological Research Communications.  (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
   First St., Duluth, MN 55802)  V.1-    1969-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   8,253,1976
 
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