*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : DJ7878000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benzo(a)pyrene, 1-nitro-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 70021-99-7
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 4322791
LAST UPDATED            : 199801
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 4
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C20-H11-N-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 297.32
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 1-Nitrobenzo(a)pyrene
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 50 ng/plate
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 171,123,1986
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - hamster Ovary
DOSE/DURATION           : 500 ug/L
REFERENCE :
   MUTAEX Mutagenesis. (Oxford Univ. Press, Pinkhill House, Southfield Road,
   Eynsham, Oxford OX8 1JJ, UK) V.1- 1986-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 3,233,1988
 
TYPE OF TEST            : DNA adduct
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - hamster Ovary
DOSE/DURATION           : 80 ug/L
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 379,43,1997

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Positive: CHO gene mutation

 
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