*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : DD9468500
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benzimidazole, 1-methyl-2-nitro-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 5709-68-2
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 0958504
REFERENCE               : 5-23-06-00280 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 4
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C8-H7-N3-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 177.18
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T56 BN DNJ B1 CNW
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
                          Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 1-Methyl-2-nitrobenzimidazole
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 500 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   AACHAX Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (1961-70).  (Ann Arbor, MI)
   1961-70.  For publisher information, see AMACCQ.  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   -,478,1965
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 199 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   AACHAX Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (1961-70).  (Ann Arbor, MI)
   1961-70.  For publisher information, see AMACCQ.  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   -,478,1965
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 375 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   AACHAX Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (1961-70).  (Ann Arbor, MI)
   1961-70.  For publisher information, see AMACCQ.  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   -,478,1965
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 1 nmol/plate
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 173,169,1986
 
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