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RTECS NUMBER            : BP2992000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Ammonium, (3-carboxy-2-hydroxypropyl)trimethyl-,
                          hydroxide, inner salt, butyrate, L-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 25576-40-3
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 4138519
LAST UPDATED            : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C11-H21-N-O4
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 231.33
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * n-Butyryl-L-(-)-carnitin
   * Butyrylcarnitine
   * Butyryl-L-carnitine
   * L-Carnitine butyryl ester
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 12 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   ABMGAJ Acta Biologica et Medica Germanica.  (Berlin, Ger. Dem. Rep.) V.1-41,
   1958-82.  For publisher information, see BBIADT. Volume(issue)/page/year:
   26,1237,1971
 
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