*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : UQ2453000
CHEMICAL NAME           : 2-Pyrazinecarboxylic acid, 5-methyl-, 4-oxide
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 51037-30-0
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 0777471
REFERENCE               : 5-25-04-00200 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C6-H6-N2-O3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 154.14
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T6N DNJ AO B1 EVQ
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Acipimox
   * 5-Methyl-2-pyrazinecarboxylic acid 4-oxide
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 3500 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Biochemical - Metabolism (Intermediary) - lipids including transport
REFERENCE :
   EJMCA5 European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry--Chimie Therapeutique.
   (Editions Scientifiques Elsevier, 29 rue Buffon, F-75005, Paris, France)
   V.9-    1974-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 15,157,1980

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA Section 8(d) unpublished health/safety studies
   
   EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998

 
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