*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : EK7769000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Butanoic acid, 2,4-diamino-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 305-62-4
LAST UPDATED            : 199803
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C4-H10-N2-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 118.16
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Butyric acid, 2,4-diamino-
   * 2,4-Diaminobutanoic acid
   * alpha,gamma-Diaminobutyric acid
   * 2,4-Diaminobutyric acid
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Mammal - domestic
DOSE/DURATION           : 140 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - ataxia
   Liver - fatty liver degeneration
   Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - other changes
REFERENCE :
   CNJMAQ Canadian Journal of Comparative Medicine and Veterinary Science.
   (Gardenvale, Quebec, Canada) V.4-32, 1940-68.  For publisher information,
   see CJVRE9.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 31,334,1967
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intramuscular
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Mammal - domestic
DOSE/DURATION           : 50 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
   Behavioral - rigidity (including catalepsy)
   Liver - fatty liver degeneration
REFERENCE :
   CNJMAQ Canadian Journal of Comparative Medicine and Veterinary Science.
   (Gardenvale, Quebec, Canada) V.4-32, 1940-68.  For publisher information,
   see CJVRE9.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 31,334,1967
 
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