*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : XH5617000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Theophylline, 8-ethyl-, sodium salt
LAST UPDATED            : 198511
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C9-H12-N4-O2.Na
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 231.24
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 8-Ethyltheophylline sodium salt
   * M & B 6189
 
                       *** 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           : 180 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   BJPCAL British Journal of Pharmacology and Chemotherapy.  (London, UK)
   V.1-33, 1946-68.  For publisher information, see BJPCBM.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 17,196,1961
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 130 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   BJPCAL British Journal of Pharmacology and Chemotherapy.  (London, UK)
   V.1-33, 1946-68.  For publisher information, see BJPCBM.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 17,196,1961
 
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