*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : BP5743000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Ammonium, (3-cyano-2-hydroxypropyl)trimethyl-,
                          chloride, (+-)-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 5238-52-8
LAST UPDATED            : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C7-H15-N2-O.Cl
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 178.69
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * D,L-Carnitinenitrile chloride
   * D,L-Carnitinnitrilchlorid
   * DL-Cyanocarnitine chloride
   * D,L-(3-Cyano-2-hydroxypropyl)trimethylammonium chloride
   * 1-Propanaminium, 3-cyano-2-hydroxy-N,N,N-trimethyl-, chloride, (+-)-
 
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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           : 300 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
   Behavioral - fluid intake
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - cyanosis
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:
   3,28,1959
 
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