*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : OL5650000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Lysine, monohydrochloride, L-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 657-27-2
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 4
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C6-H14-N2-O2.Cl-H
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 182.68
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : Z4YZVQ &GH -L
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Darvyl
   * Lyamine
   * Lysine hydrochloride
   * L-Lysine hydrochloride
   * Lysine monohydrochloride
   * L-Lysine, monohydrochloride
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 10 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - altered sleep time (including change in righting reflex)
   Behavioral - ataxia
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
REFERENCE :
   JPMSAE Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences.  (American Pharmaceutical Assoc.,
   2215 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20037)  V.50-    1961-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 62,49,1973
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 4019 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - coma
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
   Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - body temperature decrease
REFERENCE :
   ABBIA4 Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics.  (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
   First St., Duluth, MN 55802)  V.31-    1951-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   58,253,1955

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NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - X3664
       No. of Facilities: 612 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 4
       No. of Occupations: 19
       No. of Employees: 5509 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 1728 (estimated)

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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