*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : DF8001000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benzofurazan, 4-(1-aziridinyl)-7-nitro-, 3-oxide
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 61785-57-7
LAST UPDATED            : 199410
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C8-H6-N4-O4
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 222.18
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T56 BNONJ BO FNW I- AT3NTJ
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 4-(1-Aziridinyl)-7-nitrobenzofurazan 3-oxide
   * B2274
 
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                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 10 ug/plate
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 48,145,1977

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   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Positive: Histidine reversion-Ames test

 
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