Major Category
Nitrogen Compounds
Synonyms
Aminoformamidine; Aminomethanamidine; Carbamamidine; Carbamidine; Imidourea; Iminourea; [ChemIDplus]
Category
Other Nitrogen Compounds
Description
Deliquescent solid; Absorbs carbon dioxide from the air; [Merck Index]
Sources/Uses
A strong organic base present in turnip juice, mushrooms, corn germ, rice hulls, mussels, and earthworms; Used as a therapeutic cholinergic; [Merck Index] Found in urine as a product of protein metabolism; Used in laboratory research, to treat myasthenia, and as a fluorescent probe in HPLC; [ChemIDplus] Used to make munitions, polymeric resins, flame retardants, and pharmaceuticals; [HSDB]
Comments
The chloride salt is highly irritating to the skin and eyes of rabbits and is not a skin sensitizer in guinea pigs; Symptoms of severe oral intoxication include muscle tremors and convulsive contractions, salivation, vomiting, hypoglycemia, and circulatory disturbances; [HSDB]
Neurotoxin
Other CNS neurotoxin
Other Information
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