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RTECS NUMBER            : EV6575000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Caffeine, 8-mercapto-, hydrochloride
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 56223-58-6
LAST UPDATED            : 198601
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C8-H10-N4-O2-S.Cl-H
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 262.74
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T56 BN DN FNVNVJ B1 CSH F1 H1 &GH
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 8-Mercaptocaffeine hydrochloride
   * 1H-Purine-2,6-dione, 3,7-dihydro-8-mercapto-1,3,7-trimethyl-,  
   monohydrochloride
 
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TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 1210 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   PCJOAU Pharmaceutical Chemistry Journal (English Translation).  Translation
   of KHFZAN. (Plenum Pub. Corp., 233 Spring St., New York, NY 10013)  No.1-
   1967-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 9,234,1975
 
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