*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION *** 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 *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA *** ** 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 *** END OF RECORD ***