*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION *** RTECS NUMBER : BP2979900 CHEMICAL NAME : Ammonium, (3-carboxy-2-hydroxypropyl)trimethyl-, hydroxide, inner salt, DL- CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 406-76-8 LAST UPDATED : 198912 DATA ITEMS CITED : 4 MOLECULAR FORMULA : C7-H15-N-O3 MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 161.23 WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : QV1YQ1K1&1&1 SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES : * (+-)-Carnitine * dl-Carnitine * DL-Carnitine * 1-Propanaminium, 3-carboxy-2-hydroxy-N,N,N-trimethyl-, hydroxide, inner salt, (+-)- *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA *** ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA ** TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat DOSE/DURATION : 13500 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value 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 TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intravenous SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat DOSE/DURATION : 995 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value REFERENCE : BAXXDU British UK Patent Application. (U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Foreign Patents, Washington, DC 20231) Volume(issue)/page/year: #2008578 TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse DOSE/DURATION : 11500 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 TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intravenous SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse DOSE/DURATION : 610 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value REFERENCE : BAXXDU British UK Patent Application. (U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Foreign Patents, Washington, DC 20231) Volume(issue)/page/year: #2008578 *** END OF RECORD ***