*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : XY2380000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Triazene, 3,3-dimethyl-1-(2,4,6-trichlorophenyl)-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 50355-74-3
LAST UPDATED            : 199709
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 13
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C8-H8-Cl3-N3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 252.54
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : GR CG FG BNUNN1&1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 3,3-Dimethyl-1-(2,4,6-trichlorophenyl)-triazine
   * 2,4,6-Trichloro-phenyldimethyltriazene
   * 1-(2,4,6-Trichlorophenyl)-3,3-dimethyltriazene
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 5 mmol/L
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 36,1,1976
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Specific locus test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
TEST SYSTEM             : Insect - Drosophila melanogaster
DOSE/DURATION           : 1 mmol/L
REFERENCE :
   FCTOD7 Food and Chemical Toxicology.  (Pergamon Press Inc., Maxwell House,
   Fairview Park, Elmsford, NY 10523)  V.20-    1982- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   25,373,1987
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Sex chromosome loss and nondisjunction
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
TEST SYSTEM             : Insect - Drosophila melanogaster
DOSE/DURATION           : 500 umol/L/3D (Intermittent)
REFERENCE :
   ARTODN Archives of Toxicology.  (Springer-Verlag, Heidelberger Pl. 3, D-1000
   Berlin 33, Fed. Rep. Ger.)  V.32-    1974-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   43,201,1980
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Sex chromosome loss and nondisjunction
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Unreported
TEST SYSTEM             : Insect - Drosophila melanogaster
DOSE/DURATION           : 1300 umol/L
REFERENCE :
   DRISAA Drosophila Information Service.  (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, POB
   100, Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724)  No.1-    1934- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   50,138,1973
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Dominant lethal test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
TEST SYSTEM             : Insect - Drosophila melanogaster
DOSE/DURATION           : 100 umol/L/3D
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,383,1975
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Gene conversion and mitotic recombination
TEST SYSTEM             : Yeast - Saccharomyces cerevisiae
DOSE/DURATION           : 10 mmol/L/4H
REFERENCE :
   CBINA8 Chemico-Biological Interactions.  (Elsevier Scientific Pub. Ireland
   Ltd., POB 85, Limerick, Ireland)  V.1-    1969-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   9,365,1974
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Micronucleus test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 50 mg/kg/24H
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 56,319,1978
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Host-mediated assay
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - mouse Yeast - Saccharomyces cerevisiae
DOSE/DURATION           : 10 mmol/L
REFERENCE :
   CBINA8 Chemico-Biological Interactions.  (Elsevier Scientific Pub. Ireland
   Ltd., POB 85, Limerick, Ireland)  V.1-    1969-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   9,365,1974

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Positive: Mammalian micronucleus; N crassa-forward
   mutation
   
   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Positive: D melanogaster Sex-linked lethal
   
   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Positive: S cerevisiae gene conversion
   
   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Inconclusive: D melanogaster-whole sex chrom. loss
   
   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Inconclusive: D melanogaster-partial sex chrom.
   loss

 
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