*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : CB7920500
CHEMICAL NAME           : Anthraquinone, 6-methyl-1,2,3,8-tetrahydroxy-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 641-90-7
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 2008369
REFERENCE               : 4-08-00-03689 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C15-H10-O6
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 286.25
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Alaternin
   * Alaternin (quinone)
   * Alternin
   * 9,10-Anthracenedione, 1,2,6,8-tetrahydroxy-3-methyl-
   * 2-Hydroxyemodin
   * 6-Methyl-1,2,3,8-tetrahydroxyanthraquinone
   * 1,2,6,8-Tetrahydroxy-3-methyl-9,10-anthracenedione
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 2 ug/plate
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 149,327,1985
 
TYPE OF TEST            : DNA damage
TEST SYSTEM             : Microorganism - not otherwise specified
DOSE/DURATION           : 1200 umol/L
REFERENCE :
   TOLED5 Toxicology Letters.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1977-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 37,149,1987
 
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