*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : CW0900000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benz(a)anthracene-12-carboxaldehyde, 7-methyl-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 17513-40-5
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 2333173
LAST UPDATED            : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C20-H14-O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 270.34
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : L D6 B666J CVH J1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
                          Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 12-Formyl-7-methylbenz(a)anthracene
   * 7-Methylbenz(a)anthracene-12-carboxaldehyde
 
                       *** 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           : 8000 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - neoplastic by RTECS criteria
   Skin and Appendages - tumors
REFERENCE :
   JJIND8 JNCI, Journal of the National Cancer Institute.  (Washington, DC)
   V.61-79, 1978-87. For publisher information, see JNCIEQ.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 61,135,1978
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : DNA inhibition
TEST SYSTEM             : Microorganism - not otherwise specified
DOSE/DURATION           : 200 ug/L
REFERENCE :
   PNASA6 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States
   of America.  (National Academy of Sciences, Printing & Pub. Office, 2101
   Constitution Ave., Washington, DC 20418) V.1-    1915-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 74,1378,1977
 
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