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RTECS NUMBER            : EJ3500650
CHEMICAL NAME           : Butanamide,
                          2-amino-N-(2-(5-hydroxy-1H-indol-3-yl)ethyl)-4-(methy
                          lthio)-, (S)-, (R-(R*,R*))-2,3-dihydroxybutanedioate
                          (salt), hydrate (1:1:1)
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 61059-70-9
LAST UPDATED            : 199007
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C15-H21-N3-O2.C4-H6-O6.H2-O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 443.51
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * (S)-2-Amino-N-(2-(5-hydroxy-1H-indol-3-yl)ethyl)-4-(methylthio)butanamide 
    tartrate hydrate
   * 5-Hydroxytryptamide of methionine tartrate hydrate
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 750 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
   Behavioral - muscle contraction or spasticity
   Gastrointestinal - hypermotility, diarrhea
REFERENCE :
   SJBCD5 Soviet Journal of Bioorganic Chemistry (English Translation).
   Translation of BIKHD7. (Plenum Pub. Corp., 233 Spring St., New York,NY
   10013)  V.1-   1975-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 2,524,1976
 
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