*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : AY4520000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Alanine, 3-cyano-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 923-01-3
LAST UPDATED            : 199509
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C4-H6-N2-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 114.12
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * BCNA
   * beta-Cyanoalanine
   * 3-Cyanoalanine
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 134 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
REFERENCE :
   BCPCA6 Biochemical Pharmacology.  (Pergamon Press Inc., Maxwell House,
   Fairview Park, Elmsford, NY 10523)  V.1-    1958-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   16,2309,1967
 
                 ** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 16800 mg/kg/8W-C
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - other changes in urine composition
   Related to Chronic Data - death
REFERENCE :
   BCPCA6 Biochemical Pharmacology.  (Pergamon Press Inc., Maxwell House,
   Fairview Park, Elmsford, NY 10523)  V.1-    1958-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   16,2309,1967
 
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