*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : EJ7023000
CHEMICAL NAME           : 1,4-Butanediamine, N-(3-aminopropyl)-,
                          trihydrochloride
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 334-50-9
OTHER CAS REGISTRY NOS. : 35408-56-1
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C7-H19-N3.3Cl-H
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 254.67
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : Z4M3Z &GH 3
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * N-(3-Aminopropyl)-1,4-butanediamine trihydrochloride
   * Spermidine hydrochloride
   * Spermidine trihydrochloride
 
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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           : 870 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
   Behavioral - changes in motor activity (specific assay)
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes
REFERENCE :
   FEPRA7 Federation Proceedings, Federation of American Societies for
   Experimental Biology. (Bethesda, MD)  V.1-46, 1942-87.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 41,1575,1982

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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