*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : AX8100000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Ajmaline, hydrochloride
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 4410-48-4
LAST UPDATED            : 199101
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 11
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C20-H26-N2-O2.xCl-H
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 581.70
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T5 F6 E56 B6 B6/CR/NS A 5BBCEO S EX LN ONT&TTTTJ DQ L
                          PQ Q2 &GH
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Chlorhydrate de raugalline
 
                       *** 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           : 290 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Autonomic Nervous System - smooth muscle relaxant (mechanism undefined,
   spasmolytic)
   Behavioral - ataxia
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: 35,49,1980
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 86 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Autonomic Nervous System - smooth muscle relaxant (mechanism undefined,
   spasmolytic)
   Behavioral - ataxia
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: 35,49,1980
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 19300 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Autonomic Nervous System - smooth muscle relaxant (mechanism undefined,
   spasmolytic)
   Behavioral - ataxia
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: 35,49,1980
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 205 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: 35,49,1980
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 105 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
REFERENCE :
   AIPTAK Archives Internationales de Pharmacodynamie et de Therapie. (Heymans
   Institute of Pharmacology, De Pintelaan 185, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium)  V.4-   
   1898-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 127,163,1960
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 26 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
REFERENCE :
   AIPTAK Archives Internationales de Pharmacodynamie et de Therapie. (Heymans
   Institute of Pharmacology, De Pintelaan 185, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium)  V.4-   
   1898-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 127,163,1960
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Mammal - dog
DOSE/DURATION           : 20400 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   JNPHAG Journal de Pharmacologie.  (SPPIF, B.P.22, F-41353 Vineuil, France)
   V.1-    1970-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 2,240,1971
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Mammal - cat
DOSE/DURATION           : 2 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Cardiac - arrhythmias (including changes in conduction)
   Cardiac - pulse rate
REFERENCE :
   AIPTAK Archives Internationales de Pharmacodynamie et de Therapie. (Heymans
   Institute of Pharmacology, De Pintelaan 185, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium)  V.4-   
   1898-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 216,63,1975
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 15100 ug/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: 35,49,1980
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE/DURATION           : 135 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: 35,49,1980
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE/DURATION           : 27700 ug/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: 35,49,1980
 
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