*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : HP1050000
CHEMICAL NAME           : 5H-Dibenzo(a,d)cycloheptene-5-propylamine, N-methyl-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 438-60-8
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 2217411
LAST UPDATED            : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 10
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C19-H21-N
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 263.41
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : L C676 BHJ B3M1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Amimetilina
   * N-3-(5H-Dibenzo(a,d)cyclohepten-5-yl)propyl-N-methylamine
   * 5-(3-Methylaminopropyl)-5H-dibenzo(a,d)cycloheptene
   * MK 240
   * Protriptyline
   * Protryptyline
   * Triptil
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 240 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   FRPPAO Farmaco, Edizione Pratica. (Casella Postale 227, 27100 Pavia, Italy)
   V.8-43    1953-88 For publisher information, see FRMCE8
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 25,519,1970
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 42 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   FRPPAO Farmaco, Edizione Pratica. (Casella Postale 227, 27100 Pavia, Italy)
   V.8-43    1953-88 For publisher information, see FRMCE8
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 25,519,1970
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 269 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   FRPPAO Farmaco, Edizione Pratica. (Casella Postale 227, 27100 Pavia, Italy)
   V.8-43    1953-88 For publisher information, see FRMCE8
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 25,519,1970
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 67 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   FRPPAO Farmaco, Edizione Pratica. (Casella Postale 227, 27100 Pavia, Italy)
   V.8-43    1953-88 For publisher information, see FRMCE8
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 25,519,1970
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 192 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   FRPPAO Farmaco, Edizione Pratica. (Casella Postale 227, 27100 Pavia, Italy)
   V.8-43    1953-88 For publisher information, see FRMCE8
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 25,519,1970
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 30 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - changes in motor activity (specific assay)
REFERENCE :
   JMCMAR Journal of Medicinal Chemistry.  (American Chemical Soc.,
   Distribution Office Dept. 223, POB POB 57136, West End Stn., Washington, DC
   20037)  V.6-    1963-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 17,65,1974
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 310 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   FRPPAO Farmaco, Edizione Pratica. (Casella Postale 227, 27100 Pavia, Italy)
   V.8-43    1953-88 For publisher information, see FRMCE8
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 25,519,1970
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 8200 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   FRPPAO Farmaco, Edizione Pratica. (Casella Postale 227, 27100 Pavia, Italy)
   V.8-43    1953-88 For publisher information, see FRMCE8
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 25,519,1970
 
                 ** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 630 mg/kg/6W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Cardiac - EKG changes not diagnostic of specified effects
   Cardiac - pulse rate increase, without fall in BP
REFERENCE :
   ARZNAD Arzneimittel-Forschung. Drug Research.  (Editio Cantor Verlag,
   Postfach 1255, W-7960 Aulendorf, Fed. Rep. Ger.)  V.1-    1951-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 30,1709,1980

                              *** REVIEWS ***
 
   TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
   IDPYAK Industrial Pharmacology.  (Mount Kisco, NY)  V.1-3, 1974-79.
   Discontinued.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 2,209,1975

 
                            *** END OF RECORD ***