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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)-
 
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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)
 
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