*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***
RTECS NUMBER : YX3994000
CHEMICAL NAME : Venom, snake, Oxyuranus scutellatus
LAST UPDATED : 199801
DATA ITEMS CITED : 4
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Natural Product
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* Australian taipan snake venom
* Oxyuranus scutellatus venom
*** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 9 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
85EGD4 "Toxins: Animal, Plant and Microbial; Proceedings of the
International Symposium," Rosenberg, P., ed., New York, Pergamon Press Inc.,
1978 Volume(issue)/page/year: -,372,1978
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 64 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
TOXIA6 Toxicon. (Pergamon Press Ltd., Headington Hill Hall, Oxford OX3 OBW,
UK) V.1- 1962- Volume(issue)/page/year: 17,661,1979
TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE/DURATION : 25 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
MJAUAJ Medical Journal of Australia. (Australasian Medical Pub. Co. Ltd.,
71-79 Arundel St., Glebe, N.S.W., Australia) V.1- 1914-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 2,801,1971
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Bird - chicken
DOSE/DURATION : 88 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Peripheral Nerve and Sensation - flaccid paralysis without anesthesia
(usually neuromuscular blockage)
REFERENCE :
85EGD4 "Toxins: Animal, Plant and Microbial; Proceedings of the
International Symposium," Rosenberg, P., ed., New York, Pergamon Press Inc.,
1978 Volume(issue)/page/year: -,365,1978
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