*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION *** RTECS NUMBER : BP2979120 CHEMICAL NAME : Ammonium, (3-carboxy-2-hydroxypropyl)trimethyl-, chloride, (+)- CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 10017-44-4 LAST UPDATED : 198912 DATA ITEMS CITED : 1 MOLECULAR FORMULA : C7-H15-N-O3.Cl MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 196.68 SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES : * (+)-(3-Carboxy-2-hydroxypropyl)trimethylammonium chloride * (+)-Carnitine hydrochloride * D-Carnitine hydrochloride * (S)-Carnitine hydrochloride * 1-Propanaminium, 3-carboxy-2-hydroxy-N,N,N-trimethyl-, chloride, (S)- *** 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 : 5700 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 ***