*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : DN6475000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benzyl alcohol, alpha-(aminomethyl)-3,4-dihydroxy-,
                          hydrochloride, (-)-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 329-56-6
LAST UPDATED            : 199109
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 4
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C8-H11-N-O3.Cl-H
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 205.66
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : Z1YQR CQ DQ &GH
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Aktamin hydrochloride
   * l-Arterenol hydrochloride
   * Levophed hydrochloride
   * Noradrenaline hydrochloride
   * Nor-adrenalin hydrochloride
   * Norepinephrine hydrochloride
   * (-)-Norepinephrine hydrochloride
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 132 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   AIPTAK Archives Internationales de Pharmacodynamie et de Therapie. (Heymans
   Institute of Pharmacology, De Pintelaan 185, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium)  V.4-   
   1898-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 180,155,1969
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 29 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   AIPTAK Archives Internationales de Pharmacodynamie et de Therapie. (Heymans
   Institute of Pharmacology, De Pintelaan 185, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium)  V.4-   
   1898-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 180,155,1969
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraduodenal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 26 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   AIPTAK Archives Internationales de Pharmacodynamie et de Therapie. (Heymans
   Institute of Pharmacology, De Pintelaan 185, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium)  V.4-   
   1898-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 180,155,1969
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 5 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   JPETAB Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics.  (Williams &
   Wilkins Co., 428 E. Preston St., Baltimore, MD 21202)  V.1-    1909/10-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 99,45,1950
 
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