*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : CB6675000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Anthraquinone, 2,6-dihydroxy-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 84-60-6
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 2054127
REFERENCE               : 4-08-00-03272 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C14-H8-O4
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 240.22
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : L C666 BV IVJ DQ LQ
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 9,10-Anthracenedione, 2,6-dihydroxy-
   * Anthraflavic acid
   * Anthraflavin
   * 2,6-Dihydroxyanthraquinone
   * NSC-33531
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 180 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   CSLNX* U.S. Army Armament Research & Development Command, Chemical Systems
   Laboratory, NIOSH Exchange Chemicals.  (Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21010)
   Volume(issue)/page/year: NX#06773
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 100 ug/plate
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 40,203,1976

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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