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RTECS NUMBER            : KI7360000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Ethanesulfonic acid, 2-(bis(2-chloroethyl)amino)-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 98277-87-3
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1781577
REFERENCE               : 4-04-00-03290 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C6-H13-Cl2-N-O3-S
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 250.16
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : WSQ2N2G2G
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 2-(Bis(2-chloroethyl)amino)ethanesulfonic acid
   * Taumustine
   * Taurine, N,N-bis(2-chloroethyl)-
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 55 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - active as anti-cancer agent
REFERENCE :
   PHBUA9 Pharmaceutical Bulletin.  (Tokyo, Japan)  V.1-5, 1953-57.  For
   publisher information, see CPBTAL.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 2,275,1954
 
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