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RTECS NUMBER            : UT5008000
CHEMICAL NAME           : 3-Pyridinemethanol,
                          5-hydroxy-4-(mercaptomethyl)-6-methyl-, hydrochloride
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 1198-26-1
LAST UPDATED            : 197906
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C8-H11-N-O2-S.Cl-H
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 221.72
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T6NJ B1 CQ D1SH E1Q &GH
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 4-Mercaptomethyl-5-hydroxy-6-methyl-3-pyridinemethanol hydrochloride
   * 4-Mercaptopyridoxin hydrochloride
   * 2-Methyl-3-hydroxy-4-mercaptomethyl-5-hydroxymethylpyridine hydrochloride
 
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TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 3300 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
REFERENCE :
   ARZNAD Arzneimittel-Forschung. Drug Research.  (Editio Cantor Verlag,
   Postfach 1255, W-7960 Aulendorf, Fed. Rep. Ger.)  V.1-    1951-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 11,922,1961
 
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