*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : CW6125000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benz(a)anthracene, 7-ethyl-12-methyl-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 16354-50-0
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 3301533
REFERENCE               : 4-05-00-02598 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 4
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C21-H18
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 270.39
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : L D6 B666J C1 J2
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
                          Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 7-Ethyl-12-methylbenz(a)anthracene
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                          ** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intramuscular
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 50 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - neoplastic by RTECS criteria
   Tumorigenic - tumors at site of application
REFERENCE :
   PNASA6 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States
   of America.  (National Academy of Sciences, Printing & Pub. Office, 2101
   Constitution Ave., Washington, DC 20418) V.1-    1915-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 58,2253,1967
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TD - Toxic dose (other than lowest)
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intramuscular
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 50 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
   Tumorigenic - tumors at site of application
REFERENCE :
   BCPCA6 Biochemical Pharmacology.  (Pergamon Press Inc., Maxwell House,
   Fairview Park, Elmsford, NY 10523)  V.1-    1958-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   16,607,1967
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 50 ug/plate
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 206,55,1988
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Cytogenetic analysis
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 50 mg/kg
REFERENCE :
   GANNA2 Gann.  Japanese Journal of Cancer Research.  (Tokyo, Japan)  V.1-75,
   1907-84.  For publisher information, see JJCREP.  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   64,637,1973
 
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