*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : BP2990000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Ammonium, (3-carboxy-2-hydroxypropyl)trimethyl-,
                          hydroxide, inner salt, acetate, L-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 3040-38-8
LAST UPDATED            : 198703
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C9-H17-N-O4
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 203.27
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : 1VOV1YQ1K1&1&1
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * (-)-Acetylcarnitine
   * Acetyl-L-carnitine
   * L-Acetylcarnitine
   * L-O-Acetylcarnitine
   * O-Acetylcarnitine
   * R-Acetylcarnitine
   * L-Carnitine acetyl ester
   * 1-Propanaminium, 2-(acetyloxy)-3-carboxy-N,N,N-trimethyl-, hydroxide,  
   inner salt, (R)-
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 1265 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           : 8400 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
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 795 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
 
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