*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : CX3154000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benz(a)anthracene, 1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-1,2-epoxy-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 64521-16-0
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 5280437
LAST UPDATED            : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C18-H14-O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 246.32
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T E6 C6 B663 SO&&&TTJ
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Benzo(6,7)phenanthro(3,4-b)oxirene, 1a,2,3,11c-tetrahydro-
   * 1,2-Epoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydrobenz(a)anthracene
   * Tetrahydrobenz(a)anthracen-1,2-epoxide
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 100 pmol/plate
REFERENCE :
   CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
   Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106)  V.1-    1941-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   43,1656,1983
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in mammalian somatic cells
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - hamster Lung
DOSE/DURATION           : 1200 nmol/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: 74,2746,1977

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Positive: V79 cell culture-gene mutation

 
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