*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : CX3072500
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benz(a)anthracene,
                          1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-1-beta,2-alpha-dihydroxy-3-alpha,4
                          -alpha-epoxy-, (E)-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 64838-75-1
LAST UPDATED            : 199503
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C18-H14-O3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 278.32
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T G3 D6 C666 HOTT&&&J EQ FQ
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * BA 1,2-Diol-3,4-epoxide l
   *   (+-)-trans-1-beta,2-alpha-Dihydroxy-3-alpha,4-alpha-epoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrah
     ydrobenz(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           : 22 mg/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:
   38,1699,1978
 
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