*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : GA5450000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Choline, methanesulfonate (ester)
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 3922-85-8
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 4132220
LAST UPDATED            : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C6-H16-N-O3-S
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 182.29
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : WS1&O2K1&1&1
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Ethanaminium, N,N,N-trimethyl-2-((methylsulfonyl)oxy)-
   * Methanesulfonic acid, ester with choline
   * N,N,N-Trimethyl-2-((methylsulfonyl)oxy)ethanaminium
 
                       *** 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           : 15 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Peripheral Nerve and Sensation - flaccid paralysis without anesthesia
   (usually neuromuscular blockage)
REFERENCE :
   FEPRA7 Federation Proceedings, Federation of American Societies for
   Experimental Biology. (Bethesda, MD)  V.1-46, 1942-87.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 20,318,1961
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 1900 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Peripheral Nerve and Sensation - flaccid paralysis without anesthesia
   (usually neuromuscular blockage)
REFERENCE :
   FEPRA7 Federation Proceedings, Federation of American Societies for
   Experimental Biology. (Bethesda, MD)  V.1-46, 1942-87.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 20,318,1961
 
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