*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : DH3870000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benzoic acid, p-((p-(methylhydroxyamino)phenyl)azo)-,
                          methyl ester, acetate
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 55936-76-0
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1844751
LAST UPDATED            : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C17-H17-N3-O4
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 327.37
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : 1VON1&R DNUNR DVO1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Benzoic acid, p-((p-(acetoxymethylamino)phenyl)azo)-, methyl ester
   * Benzoic acid, 4-((4-((acetyloxy)methylamino)phenyl)azo)-, methyl ester
   * 4'-Methoxycarbonyl-N-acetoxy-N-methyl-4-aminoazobenzene
 
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                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 100 nmol/plate
REFERENCE :
   CALEDQ Cancer Letters (Shannon, Ireland).  (Elsevier Scientific Pub. Ireland
   Ltd., POB 85, Limerick, Ireland)  V.1-    1975- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   1,91,1975

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

 
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