*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : DJ8000000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benzo(a)pyrene,
                          7-beta,8-alpha,9-alpha,10-alpha-tetrahydroxy-7,8,9,10
                          -tetrahydro-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 61490-68-4
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 4330470
LAST UPDATED            : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C20-H16-O4
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 320.36
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : L D6 B6666 2AB TT&&&&J EQ FQ GQ HQ
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
                          Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Benzo(a)pyrene,  
   7,8,9,10-tetrahydro-7-beta,8-alpha,9-alpha,10-alpha-tetrahydroxy-
   * Benzo(a)pyrene-7-beta,8-alpha,9-alpha,10-alpha-tetraol
   *   7-beta,8-alpha,9-beta,10-beta-Tetrahydroxy-7,8,9,10-tetrahydrobenzo(a)py
     rene
 
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                          ** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 5126 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - neoplastic by RTECS criteria
   Skin and Appendages - tumors
REFERENCE :
   CCSUDL Carcinogenesis--A Comprehensive Survey.  (Raven Press, 1185 Ave. of
   the Americas, New York, NY 10036)  V.1-    1976-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   3,371,1978

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Negative: V79 cell culture-gene mutation

 
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