*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : CU1225000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benz(j)aceanthrylene, 3-methyl-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 3343-10-0
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 2270883
LAST UPDATED            : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C21-H14
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 266.35
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : L E6 D6656 1A TJ R1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Dehydro-3-methylcholanthrene
   * 1,2-Dehydro-3-methylcholanthrene
   * 3-Methylbenz(j)aceanthrylene
   * 3-Methylcholanthrylene
   * 20-Methylcholanthrylene
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                          ** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 85 mg/kg/20W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - Carcinogenic by RTECS criteria
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - tumors
   Skin and Appendages - tumors
REFERENCE :
   CBINA8 Chemico-Biological Interactions.  (Elsevier Scientific Pub. Ireland
   Ltd., POB 85, Limerick, Ireland)  V.1-    1969-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   22,69,1978
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 120 mg/kg/6W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - neoplastic by RTECS criteria
   Tumorigenic - tumors at site of application
REFERENCE :
   IJCNAW International Journal of Cancer.  (International Union Against
   Cancer, 3 rue du Conseil- General, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland)  V.1-    1966-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 2,505,1967
 
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