*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION *** RTECS NUMBER : BP2977200 CHEMICAL NAME : Ammonium, (3-carboxy-2-hydroxypropyl)trimethyl-, bromide, methyl ester, (L)- CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 33620-52-9 LAST UPDATED : 198703 DATA ITEMS CITED : 1 MOLECULAR FORMULA : C8-H18-N-O3.Br MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 256.18 COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Drug SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES : * (L)-(3-Carboxy-2-hydroxypropyl)trimethylammonium bromide methyl ester * L-(-)-Karnitinmethylesterbromid *** 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 : 390 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Sense Organs and Special Senses (Eye) - lacrimation Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold Gastrointestinal - changes in structure or function of salivary glands 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: 35,645,1976 *** END OF RECORD ***