*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : CU1340000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benz(7,8)aceanthryleno(1,2-b)oxirene, 6c,7a-dihydro-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 93673-31-5
LAST UPDATED            : 199707
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C20-H12-O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 268.32
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Benz(j)aceanthrylene-1,2-oxide
   * 6c,7a-Dihydrobenz(7,8)aceanthryleno(1,2-b)oxirene
 
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                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 50 ng/plate
REFERENCE :
   MUTAEX Mutagenesis. (Oxford Univ. Press, Pinkhill House, Southfield Road,
   Eynsham, Oxford OX8 1JJ, UK) V.1- 1986-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 2,101,1987
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Morphological transformation
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - mouse Embryo
DOSE/DURATION           : 500 ug/L
REFERENCE :
   CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
   Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106)  V.1-    1941-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   51,6163,1991
 
TYPE OF TEST            : DNA adduct
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - mouse Embryo
DOSE/DURATION           : 1 mg/L
REFERENCE :
   CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
   Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106)  V.1-    1941-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   51,6163,1991
 
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