*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : CW4640200
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benz(a)anthracene-3-alpha,4-beta-diol,
                          1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-1-beta,2-beta-epoxy-, (+-)-(Z)-
LAST UPDATED            : 199410
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C18-H14-O3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 278.32
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   *   (+-)-3-alpha,4-beta-Dihydroxy-1-beta,2-beta-epoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydrobenz
     (a)anthracene cis-
   *   (+-)-cis-1-beta,2-beta-Epoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydrobenz(a)anthracene-3-alpha
     ,4-beta-diol
 
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                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 100 pmol/plate
REFERENCE :
   CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
   Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106)  V.1-    1941-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   43,1656,1983
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in mammalian somatic cells
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - hamster Lung
DOSE/DURATION           : 20 umol/L
REFERENCE :
   CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
   Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106)  V.1-    1941-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   43,1656,1983
 
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