*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : CX3071000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benz(a)anthracene,
                          1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-3,4-dihydroxy-1,2-epoxy-, (Z)-(+)-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 64551-89-9
LAST UPDATED            : 198910
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C18-H10-O3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 274.28
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T E6 C6 B663 SO&&&TTJ PQ QQ -C
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Benz(a)anthracene, 3,4-dihydroxy-1,2-epoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-, (Z), (+)-
   * (+-)-cis-3,4-Dihydroxy-1,2-epoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydrobenz(a)anthracene
   * (+-)-cis-3,4-Dihydroxy-1,2-epoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydrobenzo(a)anthracene
 
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                          ** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 4400 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - neoplastic 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:
   38,1705,1978
 
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