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RTECS NUMBER            : UX1095000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Pyrocatechol, 4-(2-aminopropyl)-, (+-)-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 3583-05-9
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 2088428
REFERENCE               : 1-13-00-00327 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C9-H13-N-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 167.23
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : ZY1&1R CQ DQ
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * (+-)-4-(2-Aminopropyl)-1,2-benzenediol
   * 1,2-Benzenediol, 4-(2-aminopropyl)-, (+-)-
   * dl-alpha-Methyldopamine
   * (RS)-alpha-Methyldopamine
   * (+-)-alpha-Methyldopamine
 
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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           : 576 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Liver - hepatitis (hepatocellular necrosis), diffuse
   Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - changes in tubules (including acute renal failure,
   acute tubular necrosis)
REFERENCE :
   JMCMAR Journal of Medicinal Chemistry.  (American Chemical Soc.,
   Distribution Office Dept. 223, POB POB 57136, West End Stn., Washington, DC
   20037)  V.6-    1963-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 23,1318,1980
 
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