*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : BP2985000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Ammonium, (3-carboxy-2-hydroxypropyl)trimethyl-,
                          hydroxide, inner salt, acetate, DL-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 870-77-9
LAST UPDATED            : 198702
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C9-H17-N-O4
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 203.27
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Acetyl-DL-carnitine
   * DL-Acetylcarnitine
   * DL-O-Acetylcarnitine
   * 1-Propanaminium, 2-(acetoxy)-3-carboxy-N,N,N-trimethyl-, hydroxide, inner 
    salt, (+-)-
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 1228 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   YHHPAL Yaoxue Xuebao.  Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica.  Pharmaceutical Journal.
   (China International Book Trading Corp., POB 2820, Beijing, Peop. Rep.
   China)  V.1-    1953-    Suspended 1966-78.  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   20,606,1985
 
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