*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION *** RTECS NUMBER : BP2979850 CHEMICAL NAME : Ammonium, (3-carboxy-2-hydroxypropyl)trimethyl-, hydroxide, inner salt, D- CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 541-14-0 LAST UPDATED : 198912 DATA ITEMS CITED : 1 MOLECULAR FORMULA : C7-H15-N-O3 MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 161.23 SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES : * D-(3-Carboxy-2-hydroxypropyl)trimethylammonium hydroxide, inner salt * (+)-Carnitine * d-Carnitine * D-Carnitine * D-(+)-Carnitine * (+)-D-Carnitine * 1-Propanaminium, 3-carboxy-2-hydroxy-N,N,N-trimethyl-, hydroxide, inner salt, (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 : 10400 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 ***