*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : CX5150000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benz(5,6)anthra(1,2-b)oxirene, 1a,11b-dihydro-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 34501-55-8
LAST UPDATED            : 199410
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C18-H12-O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 244.30
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T G3 D6 B666 HOJ
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Benz(a)anthracene-8,9-epoxide
   * Benz(a)anthracene 8,9-oxide
 
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                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Morphological transformation
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - hamster Embryo
DOSE/DURATION           : 5 mg/L
REFERENCE :
   CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
   Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106)  V.1-    1941-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   32,1391,1972

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Positive: Cell transform.-mouse prostate
   
   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Inconclusive: D melanogaster Sex-linked lethal

 
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