*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : EJ7280000
CHEMICAL NAME           : 1,4-Butanediamine, dihydrochloride
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 333-93-7
OTHER CAS REGISTRY NOS. : 29142-66-3
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 9
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C4-H12-N2.2Cl-H
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 161.10
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 1,4-Diaminobutane dihydrochloride
   * Putrescine dihydrochloride
   * Putrescine hydrochloride
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 1625 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
   Behavioral - changes in motor activity (specific assay)
REFERENCE :
   OYYAA2 Oyo Yakuri.  Pharmacometrics.  (Oyo Yakuri Kenkyukai, CPO Box 180,
   Sendai 980-91, Japan) V.1-    1967-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 25,489,1983
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 760 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - antipsychotic
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory depression
   Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - body temperature decrease
REFERENCE :
   OYYAA2 Oyo Yakuri.  Pharmacometrics.  (Oyo Yakuri Kenkyukai, CPO Box 180,
   Sendai 980-91, Japan) V.1-    1967-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 25,489,1983
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD30 - Lethal Dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : >1 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   AGACBH Agents and Actions, A Swiss Journal of Pharmacology.  (Birkhaeuser
   Verlag, POB 133, CH-4010 Basel, Switzerland)  V.1-    1969/70-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 14,228,1984
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 1400 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
   Behavioral - ataxia
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory depression
REFERENCE :
   PWPSA8 Proceedings of the Western Pharmacology Society.  (Univ. of
   California Dept. of Pharmacology, Los Angeles, CA 90024)  V.1-    1958-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,141,1986
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 1880 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
   Behavioral - changes in motor activity (specific assay)
REFERENCE :
   OYYAA2 Oyo Yakuri.  Pharmacometrics.  (Oyo Yakuri Kenkyukai, CPO Box 180,
   Sendai 980-91, Japan) V.1-    1967-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 25,489,1983
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 510 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - antipsychotic
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory depression
   Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - body temperature decrease
REFERENCE :
   OYYAA2 Oyo Yakuri.  Pharmacometrics.  (Oyo Yakuri Kenkyukai, CPO Box 180,
   Sendai 980-91, Japan) V.1-    1967-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 25,489,1983
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Cytogenetic analysis
TEST SYSTEM             : Human HeLa cell
DOSE/DURATION           : 2 mmol/L
REFERENCE :
   JCLLAX Journal of Cellular Physiology.  (Alan R. Liss, Inc., 41 E. 11th St.,
   New York, NY 10003) V.67-    1966-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 78,217,1971

         *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA ***

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - X1000
       No. of Facilities: 81 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 2
       No. of Occupations: 2
       No. of Employees: 236 (estimated)

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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