*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : DA4795490
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benzenemethanol, alpha-(1-(dimethylamino)ethyl)-,
                          hydrochloride, (R-(R*,S*))-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 38455-90-2
LAST UPDATED            : 199312
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C11-H17-N-O.Cl-H
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 215.75
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * (R-(R*,S*))-alpha-(1-(Dimethylamino)ethyl)benzenemethanol hydrochloride
   * l-Erythro-methylephedrine hydrochloride
   * Methy F
   * (-)-Methylephedrine hydrochloride
   * l-Methylephedrine hydrochloride
   * N-Methylephedrine hydrochloride
 
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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           : 216 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   YKKZAJ Yakugaku Zasshi.  Journal of Pharmacy.  (Nippon Yakugakkai, 2-12-15
   Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150, Japan)  No.1-    1881-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 97,1117,1977
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 699 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - altered sleep time (including change in righting reflex)
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
   Behavioral - ataxia
REFERENCE :
   NYKZAU Nippon Yakurigaku Zasshi.  Japanese Journal of Pharmacology. (Nippon
   Yakuri Gakkai, c/o Kyoto Daigaku Igakubu Yakurigaku Kyoshitsu, Konoe-cho,
   Yoshida, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606, Japan) V.40-    1944- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   53,638,1957
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Mammal - dog
DOSE/DURATION           : 144 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   NYKZAU Nippon Yakurigaku Zasshi.  Japanese Journal of Pharmacology. (Nippon
   Yakuri Gakkai, c/o Kyoto Daigaku Igakubu Yakurigaku Kyoshitsu, Konoe-cho,
   Yoshida, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606, Japan) V.40-    1944- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   54,688,1958
 
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