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RTECS NUMBER            : CX3073500
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benz(a)anthracene,
                          7,8,9,10-tetrahydro-trans-7,8-dihydroxy-cis-9,10-epox
                          y-, (+-)-
LAST UPDATED            : 199503
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C18-H14-O3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 278.32
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T F3 D6 B666 GOTT&&&J IQ KQ
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * syn-BA-Diolepoxide
   *   (+-)-trans-7,8-Dihydroxy-syn-9,10-epoxy-7,8,9,10-tetrahydrobenz(a)anthra
     cene
 
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TYPE OF TEST            : DNA inhibition
TEST SYSTEM             : Microorganism - not otherwise specified
DOSE/DURATION           : 2 mg/L
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: 74,1378,1977
 
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