*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : UC1660000
CHEMICAL NAME           : 2-Propanone, 1-((2,3-dihydroxypropyl)nitrosamino)-
LAST UPDATED            : 199410
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C6-H12-N2-O4
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 176.20
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
                          Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Nitroso-dihydroxypropyloxopropylamine
   * N-Nitrosodihydroxypropyl-2-oxopropylamine
   * N-Nitroso-2-oxopropyl-2,3-dihydroxypropylamine
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                          ** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 528 mg/kg/26W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - tumors
   Gastrointestinal - tumors
REFERENCE :
   IAPUDO IARC Publications.  (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49 Sheridan Ave.,
   Albany, NY 12210) No.27-    1979-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 57,617,1984
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - hamster
DOSE/DURATION           : 2290 mg/kg/38W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
   Gastrointestinal - tumors
   Liver - tumors
REFERENCE :
   IAPUDO IARC Publications.  (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49 Sheridan Ave.,
   Albany, NY 12210) No.27-    1979-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 57,617,1984
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 50 ug/plate
REFERENCE :
   TCMUE9 Topics in Chemical Mutagenesis.  (Plenum Pub. Corp., 233 Spring
   Street, New York, NY 10013) V.1-    1984-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   1,13,1984
 
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