*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : DJ7880000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benzo(a)pyrene, 3-nitro-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 70021-98-6
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 4322790
LAST UPDATED            : 199801
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 4
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C20-H11-N-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 297.32
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : L D6 B6666 2AB TJ ONW
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 3-Nitrobenz(a)pyrene
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 100 ng/plate
REFERENCE :
   CRNGDP Carcinogenesis (London). (Oxford Univ. Press, Pinkhill House,
   Southfield Road, Eynsham, Oxford OX8 1JJ, UK)  V.1-    1980-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 6,1235,1985
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - hamster Ovary
DOSE/DURATION           : 2 mg/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           : 40 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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