*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : CV8975000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benz(a)anthracen-7-acetonitrile
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 63018-69-9
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 3335132
REFERENCE               : 3-09-00-03626 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C20-H13-N
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 267.34
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : L D6 B666J J1CN
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
                          Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 10-Cyanomethyl-1,2-benzanthracene
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                          ** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 600 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
   Tumorigenic - tumors at site of application
REFERENCE :
   JNCIAM Journal of the National Cancer Institute.  (Washington, DC)  V.1-60,
   1940-78.  For publisher information, see JJIND8.  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   1,303,1940
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation test systems - not otherwise specified
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Escherichia coli
DOSE/DURATION           : 30 umol/L
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 203,81,1988
 
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