*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : SH9000000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Phenethylamine, alpha-methyl-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 60-15-1
LAST UPDATED            : 199806
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 14
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C9-H13-N
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 135.23
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : ZY1&1R
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
                          Reproductive Effector
                          Human
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Amfetamina
   * 2-Amino-1-phenylpropane
   * beta-Aminopropylbenzene
   * Amphetamine
   * Desoxynorephedrine
   * Fenopromin
   * alpha-Methylphenethylamine
   * Mydrial
   * 1-Phenyl-2-amino-propan
   * 1-Phenyl-2-aminopropane
   * beta-Phenylisopropylamin
   * (Phenylisopropyl)amine
   * beta-Phenylisopropylamine
   * Protioamphetamine
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Human - infant
DOSE/DURATION           : 7500 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Cardiac - change in rate
   Skin and Appendages - sweating
   Behavioral - excitement
REFERENCE :
   AJDCAI American Journal of Diseases of Children.  (AMA, 535 N. Dearborn St.,
   Chicago, IL 60610) V.1-80(3), 1911-50; V.100-    1960-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 130,507,1976
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 50 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   AEPPAE Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archiv fuer Experimentelle Pathologie und
   Pharmakologie.  (Berlin, Ger.) V.110-253, 1925-66.  For publisher
   information, see NSAPCC.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 195,647,1940
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 22 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   ARZNAD Arzneimittel-Forschung. Drug Research.  (Editio Cantor Verlag,
   Postfach 1255, W-7960 Aulendorf, Fed. Rep. Ger.)  V.1-    1951-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 32,604,1982
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 16 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - tremor
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
   Behavioral - excitement
REFERENCE :
   PSCHDL Psychopharmacology (Berlin).  (Springer-Verlag New York, Inc.,
   Service Center, 44 Hartz Way, Secaucus, NJ 07094)  V.47-    1976-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 51,209,1977
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 2800 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
REFERENCE :
   AEPPAE Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archiv fuer Experimentelle Pathologie und
   Pharmakologie.  (Berlin, Ger.) V.110-253, 1925-66.  For publisher
   information, see NSAPCC.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 233,72,1958
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 18 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - changes in motor activity (specific assay)
REFERENCE :
   APTOA6 Acta Pharmacologica et Toxicologica.  (Copenhagen, Denmark)  V.1-59,
   1945-86.  For publisher information, see PHTOEH  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   38,474,1976
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Parenteral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 23 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   AEPPAE Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archiv fuer Experimentelle Pathologie und
   Pharmakologie.  (Berlin, Ger.) V.110-253, 1925-66.  For publisher
   information, see NSAPCC.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 195,647,1940
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Mammal - dog
DOSE/DURATION           : 5850 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   AIPTAK Archives Internationales de Pharmacodynamie et de Therapie. (Heymans
   Institute of Pharmacology, De Pintelaan 185, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium)  V.4-   
   1898-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 159,196,1966
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 20 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - body temperature increase
REFERENCE :
   AEPPAE Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archiv fuer Experimentelle Pathologie und
   Pharmakologie.  (Berlin, Ger.) V.110-253, 1925-66.  For publisher
   information, see NSAPCC.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 192,331,1939
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 40 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   AGACBH Agents and Actions, A Swiss Journal of Pharmacology.  (Birkhaeuser
   Verlag, POB 133, CH-4010 Basel, Switzerland)  V.1-    1969/70-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 3,28,1973
 
                 ** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 52500 ug/kg/3W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Brain and Coverings - other degenerative changes
   Biochemical - Enzyme inhibition, induction, or change in blood or tissue
   levels - monoamine oxidase
   Biochemical - Neurotransmitters or modulators (putative) - catecholamine
   levels in CNS
REFERENCE :
   VMDKAM Voprosy Meditsinskoi Khimii. Problems of Medical Chemistry.  (V/O Me
   zhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.1- 1955-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 40(2),7,1994
 
                          ** REPRODUCTIVE DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Human - woman
DOSE                    : 300 ug/kg
SEX/DURATION            : lactating female 1 hour(s) post-birth
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Maternal Effects - other effects
REFERENCE :
   GOBIDS Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation.  (S. Karger Pub., Inc., 79
   Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10003)  V.9-    1978-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   23,103,1987

                              *** REVIEWS ***
 
   TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
   CLCHAU Clinical Chemistry (Winston-Salem, NC).  (American Assoc. for
   Clinical Chemistry, 1725 K St., NW, Washington, DC 20006)  V.1-    1955-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 19,361,1973

   TOXICOLOGY REVIEW
   FNSCA6 Forensic Science.  (Lausanne, Switzerland)  V.1-11, 1972-78. For pub
   lisher information, see FSINDR.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 2,67,1973

 
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