*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : DJ5009500
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benzo(a)pyrene, 7,8-dihydro-7,8-dihydroxy-, (Z)-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 60657-25-2
LAST UPDATED            : 199410
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C20-H14-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 286.34
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : L D6 B6666 2AB T EUT&&&&J GQ HQ
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * cis-Benzo(a)pyrene-7,8-dihydrodiol
   * Benzo(a)pyrene-7,8-diol, 7,8-dihydro-, cis-
   * cis-7,8-Dihydro-7,8-dihydroxybenzo(a)pyrene
   * cis-7,8-Dihydroxy-7,8-dihydrobenzo(a)pyrene
 
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                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 2 nmol/plate
REFERENCE :
   CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
   Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106)  V.1-    1941-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   46,5084,1986

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Inconclusive: Histidine reversion-Ames test

 
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