*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : UT5710000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Pyridine, 2-methyl-4-nitro-, 1-oxide
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 5470-66-6
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 0135501
REFERENCE               : 5-20-05-00503 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 4
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C6-H6-N2-O3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 154.14
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T6NJ AO B1 DNW
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
                          Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 2-Methyl-4-nitropyridine 1-oxide
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                          ** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 1800 mg/kg/15W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
   Tumorigenic - tumors at site of application
REFERENCE :
   GANNA2 Gann.  Japanese Journal of Cancer Research.  (Tokyo, Japan)  V.1-75,
   1907-84.  For publisher information, see JJCREP.  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   70,799,1979
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 250 nmol/plate
REFERENCE :
   GANNA2 Gann.  Japanese Journal of Cancer Research.  (Tokyo, Japan)  V.1-75,
   1907-84.  For publisher information, see JJCREP.  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   70,799,1979
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Escherichia coli
DOSE/DURATION           : 500 umol/L
REFERENCE :
   GANNA2 Gann.  Japanese Journal of Cancer Research.  (Tokyo, Japan)  V.1-75,
   1907-84.  For publisher information, see JJCREP.  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   70,799,1979
 
TYPE OF TEST            : DNA damage
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - mouse Fibroblast
DOSE/DURATION           : 50 umol/L
REFERENCE :
   CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
   Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106)  V.1-    1941-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   35,521,1975
 
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