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RTECS NUMBER            : VJ5589550
CHEMICAL NAME           : Rifamycin,
                          3-(((4-methyl-1-piperazinyl)imino)methyl)-,
                          monosodium salt
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 38776-75-9
LAST UPDATED            : 199304
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C43-H58-N4-O12.Na
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 846.04
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 2,7-(Epoxypentadeca(1,11,13)trienimino)naphtho(2,1-b)furan, rifamycin  
   deriv.
   * Rifampicin sodium salt
   * Sodium rifampin

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   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Inconclusive: D melanogaster Sex-linked lethal

 
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