*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : XO1653000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Thioxanthylium, 3,6-bis(dimethylamino)-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 13100-79-3
LAST UPDATED            : 199707
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C17-H19-N2-S
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 283.44
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T C666 BSJ EN1&1 MN1&1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Ammonium, (6-(dimethylamino)-3H-thioxanthen-3-ylidene)dimethyl-
   * 3,6-Bis(dimethylamino)thioxanthylium
   * Methanaminium, N-(6-(dimethylamino)-3H-thioxanthen-3-ylidene)-N-methyl-
   * Thiopyronin cation
   * Thiopyronine cation
 
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                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 200 nmol/plate
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 91,183,1981

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NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - X3734
       No. of Facilities: 19 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 1
       No. of Occupations: 1
       No. of Employees: 195 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 156 (estimated)

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Negative: S cerevisiae-reversion

 
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