*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : YN7140000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Tryptophan, 5-methyl-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 154-06-3
LAST UPDATED            : 199206
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C12-H14-N2-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 218.28
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T56 BMJ D1YZVQ G1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 5-Methyltryptophan
   * L-5-Methyltryptophan
   * Tryptophan, 5-methyl-, L-
 
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                          ** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 2000 mg/kg/20W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
   Tumorigenic - tumor types after systemic administration not seen
   spontaneously
REFERENCE :
   AICCA6 Acta Unio Internationalis Contra Cancrum.  (Louvain, Belgium) V.1-20,
   1936-64.  For publisher information, see IJCNAW. Volume(issue)/page/year:
   19,660,1963
 
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