*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : CW4635000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benz(a)anthracene-3,4-diol, 7,12-dimethyl-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 71964-72-2
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 2473309
LAST UPDATED            : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C20-H16-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 288.36
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : L D6 B666J C1 J1 OQ PQ
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
                          Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 7,12-Dimethylbenz(a)anthracene-3,4-diol
 
                       *** 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           : 35 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
   Skin and Appendages - tumors
REFERENCE :
   CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
   Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106)  V.1-    1941-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   40,3661,1980
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 10 nmol/plate
REFERENCE :
   46OJAN "Chemical Analysis and Biological Fate: Polynuclear Aromatic
   Hydrocarbons, 5th International Symposium, 1980," Cooke, M., and A.J.
   Dennis, eds., Columbus, OH, Battelle Press, 1981  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   -,675,1981
 
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