*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : CX3074000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benz(a)anthracene,
                          8,9,10,11-tetrahydro-8,9-dihydroxy-10,11-epoxy-,
                          anti-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 63038-82-4
LAST UPDATED            : 199503
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C18-H14-O3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 278.32
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T E3 D6 B666 FOTT&&&J HQ IQ
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * anti-8,9,10,11-Tetrahydro-8,9-dihydroxy-10,11-epoxybenz(a)anthracene
 
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                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in mammalian somatic cells
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - hamster Lung
DOSE/DURATION           : 1 mg/L
REFERENCE :
   IJCNAW International Journal of Cancer.  (International Union Against
   Cancer, 3 rue du Conseil- General, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland)  V.1-    1966-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 24,203,1979

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Positive: Histidine reversion-Ames test

 
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