*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : DJ7960300
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benzo(a)pyrene,
                          7,8,9,10-tetrahydro-9-beta,10-alpha-dihydroxy-7-alpha
                          ,8-alpha-epoxy-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 66212-60-0
LAST UPDATED            : 199410
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C20-H14-O3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 302.34
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T G3 D6 B6666 2AB U HOTT&&&&J EQ FQ
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   *   9-beta,10-alpha-Dihydroxy-7-alpha,8-alpha-epoxy-7,8,9,10-tetrahydrobenzo
     (a)pyrene
 
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                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 50 nmol/plate
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 44,313,1977
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in mammalian somatic cells
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - hamster Lung
DOSE/DURATION           : 600 ug/L
REFERENCE :
   CALEDQ Cancer Letters (Shannon, Ireland).  (Elsevier Scientific Pub. Ireland
   Ltd., POB 85, Limerick, Ireland)  V.1-    1975- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   3,31,1977

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

 
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