*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION *** RTECS NUMBER : BP2357000 CHEMICAL NAME : Ammonium, (2-carboxyethyl)trimethyl-, hydroxide, inner salt CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 6458-06-6 BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 3588285 REFERENCE : 4-04-00-02533 (Beilstein Handbook Reference) LAST UPDATED : 199612 DATA ITEMS CITED : 1 MOLECULAR FORMULA : C6-H13-N-O2 MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 131.20 SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES : * beta-Alanine betaine * beta-Alanine, trimethyl betaine * (2-Carboxyethyl)trimethylammonium hydroxide, inner salt * Ethanaminium, 2-carboxy-N,N,N-trimethyl-, hydroxide, inner salt * beta-Homobetain * beta-Homobetaine * Propiobetaine *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA *** ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA ** TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse DOSE/DURATION : 9200 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold Behavioral - fluid intake Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - cyanosis REFERENCE : ABMGAJ Acta Biologica et Medica Germanica. (Berlin, Ger. Dem. Rep.) V.1-41, 1958-82. For publisher information, see BBIADT. Volume(issue)/page/year: 3,28,1959 *** END OF RECORD ***