*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : CU3861500
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benz(a)acridine, 12-methyl-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 3340-93-0
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 0179104
REFERENCE               : 5-20-08-00528 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C18-H13-N
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 243.32
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T D6 B666 JNJ C1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 12-Methylbenz(a)acridine
   * 9-Methyl-1,2-benzacridine
   * 10-Methyl-5,6-benzacridine
 
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                          ** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 200 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - tumors
   Blood - leukemia
REFERENCE :
   VOONAW Voprosy Onkologii.  Problems of Oncology.  For English translation,
   see PONCAU. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR)  V.1-10,
   1928-37; V.1-    1955-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 1,52,1955
 
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