*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : DJ6310200
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benzo(a)pyrene-9,10-diol, 9,10-dihydro- (Z)-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 56484-47-0
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 4697962
LAST UPDATED            : 199803
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C20-H14-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 286.34
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : L D6 B6666 2AB T GUT&&&&J EQ FQ
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Benzo(a)pyrene, 9,10-dihydro-9,10-dihydroxy-, (Z)-
   * cis-Benzo(a)pyrene-9,10-dihydrodiol
   * BP cis-9,10-dihydrodiol
   * (Z)-9,10-Dihydrobenzo(a)pyrene-9,10-diol
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in mammalian somatic cells
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - hamster Lung
DOSE/DURATION           : 15 mg/L
REFERENCE :
   CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
   Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106)  V.1-    1941-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   36,3350,1976

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Negative: V79 cell culture-gene mutation
   
   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Inconclusive: Histidine reversion-Ames test

 
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