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)-
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** 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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