*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : RS7550000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Oxytocin, 4-L-asparagine-, sodium salt
LAST UPDATED            : 199204
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C42-H64-N12-O12-S2.Na
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 1016.29
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Aspartocin sodium salt
   * 4-L-Asparagineoxytocin sodium salt
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 110 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   ABANAE Antibiotics Annual.  (New York, NY)  1953-60.  For publisher
   information, see AMACCQ.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 7,213,1959/1960
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 200 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   ABANAE Antibiotics Annual.  (New York, NY)  1953-60.  For publisher
   information, see AMACCQ.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 7,213,1959/1960
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 120 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   ABANAE Antibiotics Annual.  (New York, NY)  1953-60.  For publisher
   information, see AMACCQ.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 7,213,1959/1960
 
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