*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION *** RTECS NUMBER : BP2069000 CHEMICAL NAME : Ammonium, (4-carboxy-3-butenyl)trimethyl-, bromide, methyl ester LAST UPDATED : 198909 DATA ITEMS CITED : 1 MOLECULAR FORMULA : C8-H16-N-O2.Br MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 238.16 SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES : * (4-Carboxy-3-butenyl)trimethylammonium bromide methyl ester * gamma-Crotonobetaine methyl ester hydrobromide *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA *** ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA ** TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse DOSE/DURATION : 5100 ug/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Sense Organs and Special Senses (Eye) - lacrimation Vascular - BP lowering not characterized in autonomic section Gastrointestinal - changes in structure or function of salivary glands REFERENCE : NYKZAU Nippon Yakurigaku Zasshi. Japanese Journal of Pharmacology. (Nippon Yakuri Gakkai, c/o Kyoto Daigaku Igakubu Yakurigaku Kyoshitsu, Konoe-cho, Yoshida, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606, Japan) V.40- 1944- Volume(issue)/page/year: 49,458,1953 *** END OF RECORD ***