*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : CB0575000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Anthracene, 9-(epoxyethyl)-10-methyl-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 66842-42-0
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1377354
LAST UPDATED            : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C17-H14-O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 234.31
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : L C666J B1 I- BT3OTJ
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 9-Methyl-10-anthryloxirane
   * Oxirane, (10-methyl-9-anthracenyl)-
 
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                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 1 nmol/plate
REFERENCE :
   CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
   Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106)  V.1-    1941-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   38,3247,1978

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   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Positive: Histidine reversion-Ames test

 
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