*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : NL4110000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Indole, 3-(2-aminoethyl)-5-methoxy-, hydrochloride
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 66-83-1
LAST UPDATED            : 199512
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 7
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C11-H14-N2-O.Cl-H
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 226.73
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T56 BMJ D2Z GO1 &GH
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 3-(2-Aminoethyl)-5-methoxyindole hydrochloride
   * 1H-Indole-3-ethanamine, 5-methoxy-, monohydrochloride
   * 1,6-Hexanediamine, N,N'-bis(o-chlorobenzyl)-, dihydrochloride
   * 5-Methoxytryptamine hydrochloride
   * Mexamine
   * Mexomine
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 6 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   RPTOAN Russian Pharmacology and Toxicology (English Translation).
   Translation of FATOAO.  (Euromed Pub., 33, Woodlands Rd., Surbiton, Surrey,
   UK)  V.30-    1967-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 33,246,1970
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 580 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
   Behavioral - ataxia
   Gastrointestinal - hypermotility, diarrhea
REFERENCE :
   FEPRA7 Federation Proceedings, Federation of American Societies for
   Experimental Biology. (Bethesda, MD)  V.1-46, 1942-87.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 23,T125,1964
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 227 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   YKKZAJ Yakugaku Zasshi.  Journal of Pharmacy.  (Nippon Yakugakkai, 2-12-15
   Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150, Japan)  No.1-    1881-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 94,1620,1974
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 620 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   RPTOAN Russian Pharmacology and Toxicology (English Translation).
   Translation of FATOAO.  (Euromed Pub., 33, Woodlands Rd., Surbiton, Surrey,
   UK)  V.30-    1967-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 35,2,1972
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 103 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - tremor
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
REFERENCE :
   FEPRA7 Federation Proceedings, Federation of American Societies for
   Experimental Biology. (Bethesda, MD)  V.1-46, 1942-87.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 23,T125,1964
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Mammal - cat
DOSE/DURATION           : 2500 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Cardiac - other changes
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes
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: 26,10,1963
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 75 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes
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: 26,10,1963
 
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