*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION *** RTECS NUMBER : MU6030000 CHEMICAL NAME : Hydrastine CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 118-08-1 BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 0098575 REFERENCE : 4-27-00-06833 (Beilstein Handbook Reference) LAST UPDATED : 199709 DATA ITEMS CITED : 1 MOLECULAR FORMULA : C21-H21-N-O6 MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 383.43 WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T C566 DO FO LN EH&&TJ L M- DT56 BVO DHJ HO1 IO1 COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Drug SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES : * beta-Hydrastine * l-Hydrastine * (-)-Hydrastine * Phthalide, 6,7-dimethoxy-3-(5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-6-methyl-1,3-dioxolo(4,5-g)isoquinol in-5-yl)- *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA *** ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA ** TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat DOSE/DURATION : 104 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value REFERENCE : CLDND* Compilation of LD50 Values of New Drugs. (J.R. MacDougal, Dept. of National Health and Welfare, Food and Drug Divisions, 35 John St., Ottawa, Ont., Canada) *** END OF RECORD ***