*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION *** RTECS NUMBER : BP2979000 CHEMICAL NAME : Ammonium, (3-carboxy-2-hydroxypropyl)trimethyl-, chloride CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 56-99-5 LAST UPDATED : 199709 DATA ITEMS CITED : 3 MOLECULAR FORMULA : C7-H16-N-O3.Cl MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 197.69 WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : QV1YQ1&K1&1&1 &G COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Drug SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES : * (3-Carboxy-2-hydroxypropyl)trimethylammonium chloride * Carnitine chloride * Monocamin * 1-Propanaminium, 3-carboxy-2-hydroxy-N,N,N-trimethyl-, chloride *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA *** ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA ** TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse DOSE/DURATION : 6690 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value REFERENCE : NIIRDN Drugs in Japan (Ethical Drugs). (Yakugyo Jiho Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan) Volume(issue)/page/year: 6,135,1982 TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse DOSE/DURATION : 4030 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value REFERENCE : NIIRDN Drugs in Japan (Ethical Drugs). (Yakugyo Jiho Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan) Volume(issue)/page/year: 6,135,1982 TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intravenous SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse DOSE/DURATION : 1150 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value REFERENCE : NIIRDN Drugs in Japan (Ethical Drugs). (Yakugyo Jiho Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan) Volume(issue)/page/year: 6,135,1982 *** END OF RECORD ***