*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : DI8540000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benzo(5,6)phenanthro(3,4-b)oxirene-2,3-diol,
                          1a,2,3,11d-tetrahydro-,
                          (1aS-(1a-alpha,2-beta,3-alpha,11d-alpha))-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 82510-58-5
LAST UPDATED            : 199706
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C18-H14-O3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 278.32
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * (+)-Benzo(c)phenanthrene-3,4-diol-1,2-epoxide-2
   *   trans-1-alpha,2-alpha-Epoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydrobenzo(c)phenanthrene-3-alp
     ha,4-beta-diol
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                          ** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 278 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - neoplastic by RTECS criteria
   Skin and Appendages - tumors
REFERENCE :
   CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
   Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106)  V.1-    1941-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   46,2257,1986
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 12 mg/kg/15D-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - neoplastic by RTECS criteria
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - tumors
REFERENCE :
   CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
   Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106)  V.1-    1941-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   46,2257,1986
 
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