*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***
RTECS NUMBER : DJ7962000
CHEMICAL NAME : Benzo(e)pyrene,
9,10,11,12-tetrahydro-9-alpha,10-beta-dihydroxy-11-be
ta,12-betaepoxy-, (+-)- (+-)-
LAST UPDATED : 199706
DATA ITEMS CITED : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA : C20-H14-O3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 302.34
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T E3 D6666 B6 2AB U FOTT&&&&J HQ IQ
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Tumorigen
Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* Benzo(e)pyrene, 9,10-diol-11,12-epoxide 2 (trans)
* (+-)-9-alpha,10-beta-Dihydroxy-11-beta,12-beta-epoxy-9,10,11,12-tetrahyd
robenzo(e)pyrene
* B(e)P diol epoxide-2
* B(e)P 9,10-Diol-11,12-epoxide 2
*** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 476 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Tumorigenic - Carcinogenic by RTECS criteria
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - tumors
Liver - tumors
REFERENCE :
CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106) V.1- 1941- Volume(issue)/page/year:
41,915,1981
** MUTATION DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION : 1 nmol/plate
REFERENCE :
CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106) V.1- 1941- Volume(issue)/page/year:
40,1985,1980
TYPE OF TEST : Mutation in mammalian somatic cells
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - hamster Lung
DOSE/DURATION : 5 umol/L
REFERENCE :
CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106) V.1- 1941- Volume(issue)/page/year:
40,1985,1980
*** END OF RECORD ***