*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : UE4525000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Propionamide, N-methyl-N-nitroso-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 16395-80-5
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 2074063
LAST UPDATED            : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C4-H8-N2-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 116.14
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : ONN1&V2
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
                          Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * N-Methyl-N-nitrosopropionamide
   * Methylnitroso-propionamide
   * Methyl-nitrosopropionsaeureamid
   * Methylnitrosopropionylamide
   * Propionylamide, N-methyl-N-nitroso-
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                          ** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 445 mg/kg/89W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
   Gastrointestinal - tumors
REFERENCE :
   PPTCBY Proceedings of the International Symposium of the Princess Takamatsu
   Cancer Research Fund. (Japan Scientific Soc. Press, 6-2-10 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku,
   Tokyo 113, Japan)  1st-    1971-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 2,73,1972
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 62 mg/kg/31W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - tumors
REFERENCE :
   EJCAAH European Journal of Cancer.  (Oxford, UK)  V.1-17(6), 1965-1981. For
   publisher information, see EJCODS.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 13,1183,1977

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Positive: S cerevisiae-reversion

 
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