*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : CU3520000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benz(a)acridine, 9,12-dimethyl-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 17401-48-8
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 0191320
REFERENCE               : 4-20-00-04314 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C19-H15-N
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 257.35
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T D6 B666 JNJ C1 G1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 2,10-Dimethyl-5,6-benzacridine
   * 9,12-Dimethylbenz(a)acridine
 
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                          ** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 540 mg/kg/45W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - chronic pulmonary edema
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - bronchiolar constriction
REFERENCE :
   ACRSAJ Advances in Cancer Research.  (Academic Press, Inc., 465 S. Lincoln
   Dr., Troy, MO 63379) V.1-    1953-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 4,315,1956
 
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