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RTECS NUMBER            : CW1795062
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benz(a)anthracene,
                          10,11-dihydro-10,11-dihydroxy-7,12-dimethyl-, (E)-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 68162-14-1
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 5080736
LAST UPDATED            : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C20-H18-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 290.38
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : L D6 B666 GUT&&&J C1 EQ FQ J1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * trans-10,11-Dihydro-10,11-dihydroxy-7,12-dimethylbenz(a)anthracene
   * trans-10,11-Dihydroxy-7,12-dimethyl-10,11-dihydrobenz(a)anthracene
 
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                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Sister chromatid exchange
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - hamster Ovary
DOSE/DURATION           : 8 mg/L
REFERENCE :
   CALEDQ Cancer Letters (Shannon, Ireland).  (Elsevier Scientific Pub. Ireland
   Ltd., POB 85, Limerick, Ireland)  V.1-    1975- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   7,45,1979

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   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Inconclusive: Carcinogenicity-mouse/rat

 
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