*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : UR3000000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Pyreno(4,5-b)oxirene, 8b,9a-dihydro-1-nitro-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 105596-43-8
LAST UPDATED            : 199410
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C16-H9-N-O3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 263.26
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 8b,9a-Dihydro-1-nitropyreno(4,5-b)oxirene
   * 1-Nitropyrene-9,10-oxide
   * Pyrene, 4,5-dihydro-4,5-epoxy-3-nitro-
 
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                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 1 nmol/plate
REFERENCE :
   MUTAEX Mutagenesis. (Oxford Univ. Press, Pinkhill House, Southfield Road,
   Eynsham, Oxford OX8 1JJ, UK) V.1- 1986-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 1,433,1986
 
TYPE OF TEST            : DNA adduct
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - hamster Ovary
DOSE/DURATION           : 2 mg/L
REFERENCE :
   CRNGDP Carcinogenesis (London). (Oxford Univ. Press, Pinkhill House,
   Southfield Road, Eynsham, Oxford OX8 1JJ, UK)  V.1-    1980-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 12,2317,1991
 
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