*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : AI6510000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Acetic acid, 2-(2-mercaptoethyl)amino-, hydrochloride
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 6940-79-0
LAST UPDATED            : 199107
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C4-H9-N-O2-S.Cl-H
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 171.66
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : SH2M1VQ &GH
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * N-Carboxymethyl-2-aminoethane thiol hydrochloride
   * Ethanethiol, 2-amino-N-carboxymethyl-, hydrochloride
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 700 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
   Behavioral - excitement
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory stimulation
REFERENCE :
   RPTOAN Russian Pharmacology and Toxicology (English Translation).
   Translation of FATOAO.  (Euromed Pub., 33, Woodlands Rd., Surbiton, Surrey,
   UK)  V.30-    1967-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 33,127,1970
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 700 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   RPTOAN Russian Pharmacology and Toxicology (English Translation).
   Translation of FATOAO.  (Euromed Pub., 33, Woodlands Rd., Surbiton, Surrey,
   UK)  V.30-    1967-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 33,127,1970
 
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