*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : CW0920000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benz(a)anthracene-7-carboxylic acid, 12-methyl-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 18787-75-2
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 2468317
REFERENCE               : 4-09-00-02748 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C20-H14-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 286.34
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 12-Methylbenz(a)anthracene-7-carboxylic acid
 
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                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Specific locus test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Parenteral
TEST SYSTEM             : Insect - Drosophila melanogaster
DOSE/DURATION           : 3500 umol/L
REFERENCE :
   CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
   Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106)  V.1-    1941-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   30,195,1970

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   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Inconclusive: D melanogaster Sex-linked lethal

 
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