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RTECS NUMBER            : TX1404530
CHEMICAL NAME           : Propanamide,
                          2-amino-N-(2-(5-hydroxy-1H-indol-3-yl)ethyl)-3-mercap
                          to-, (R)-, (R-(R*,R*))-2,3- dihydroxybutanedioate
                          (1:1) (salt)
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 36933-14-9
LAST UPDATED            : 199007
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C13-H17-N3-O2-S.C4-H6-O6
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 429.49
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * (R)-2-Amino-N-(2-(5-hydroxy-1H-indol-3-yl)ethyl)-3-mercaptopropanamide  
   tartrate
   * 5-Hydroxytryptamide of cysteine tartrate
 
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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           : 235 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
   Behavioral - muscle contraction or spasticity
   Gastrointestinal - hypermotility, diarrhea
REFERENCE :
   SJBCD5 Soviet Journal of Bioorganic Chemistry (English Translation).
   Translation of BIKHD7. (Plenum Pub. Corp., 233 Spring St., New York,NY
   10013)  V.1-   1975-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 2,524,1976
 
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