*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : UU8843000
CHEMICAL NAME           : 6H-Pyrido(4,3-b)carbazole, 5,11-dimethyl-, tartrate
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 55042-50-7
LAST UPDATED            : 199509
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C17-H14-N2.C4-H6-O6
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 396.43
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 5,11-Dimethyl-6H-pyrido(4,3-b)carbazole tartrate
   * Ellipticine tartrate
   * ICIG 719A
   * 6H-Pyrido(4,3-b)carbazole, 5,11-dimethyl-,  
   (R-(R*,R*))-2,3-dihydroxybutanedioate (1:1)
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 240 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   BIMDB3 Biomedicine.  (Paris, France)  V.18-34, 1973-81.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 21,101,1974
 
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