*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : DJ7960500
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benzo(a)pyrene,
                          7,8,9,10-tetrahydro-9-beta,10-alpha-dihydroxy-7-beta,
                          8-beta-epoxy-, (+-)-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 68366-05-2
LAST UPDATED            : 198806
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C20-H14-O3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 302.34
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T F3 E6 B6666 2AB U GOTT&&&&J IQ JQ
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   *   (+-)-9-beta-10-alpha-Dihydroxy-7-beta,8-beta-epoxy-7,8,9,10-tetrahydrobe
     nzo(a)pyrene (anti)
 
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                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in mammalian somatic cells
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - mouse Fibroblast
DOSE/DURATION           : 1200 ug/L
REFERENCE :
   CRNGDP Carcinogenesis (London). (Oxford Univ. Press, Pinkhill House,
   Southfield Road, Eynsham, Oxford OX8 1JJ, UK)  V.1-    1980-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 1,215,1980
 
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: V79 cell culture-gene mutation

 
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