*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : UE7875000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Propionic acid, 3-bromo-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 590-92-1
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1071333
REFERENCE               : 4-02-00-00764 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199709
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 4
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C3-H5-Br-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 152.99
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : QV2E
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
                          Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * beta-Bromopropanoic acid
   * 3-Bromopropanoic acid
   * beta-Bromopropionic acid
   * 3-Bromopropionic acid
   * Propanoic acid, 3-bromo-
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 500 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
REFERENCE :
   CBCCT* "Summary Tables of Biological Tests," National Research Council
   Chemical-Biological Coordination Center.  (National Academy of Science
   Library, 2101 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20418)
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 6,228,1954
 
                          ** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 580 mg/kg/8W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - tumors
REFERENCE :
   CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
   Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106)  V.1-    1941-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   39,391,1979
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 25 ug/plate
REFERENCE :
   DHEFDK HEW Publication (FDA. United States).  (Washington, DC)  ?-1979(?).
   For publisher information, see HPFSDS.  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   FDA-78-1046,1978

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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