*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : DK4750000
CHEMICAL NAME           : p-Benzoquinone, 2,6-dimethoxy-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 530-55-2
LAST UPDATED            : 198909
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 6
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C8-H8-O4
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 168.16
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : L6V DVJ BO1 FO1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 2,5-Cyclohexadiene-1,4-dione, 2,6-dimethoxy-
   * 2,6-Dimethoxy-p-benzoquinone
   * 2,6-Dimethoxy-1,4-benzoquinone
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : DNA damage
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 33 mg/kg
REFERENCE :
   JPETAB Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics.  (Williams &
   Wilkins Co., 428 E. Preston St., Baltimore, MD 21202)  V.1-    1909/10-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 244,1011,1988
 
TYPE OF TEST            : DNA damage
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - rat Liver
DOSE/DURATION           : 10 umol/L
REFERENCE :
   JPETAB Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics.  (Williams &
   Wilkins Co., 428 E. Preston St., Baltimore, MD 21202)  V.1-    1909/10-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 244,1011,1988
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Unscheduled DNA synthesis
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - rat Liver
DOSE/DURATION           : 20 umol/L
REFERENCE :
   JPETAB Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics.  (Williams &
   Wilkins Co., 428 E. Preston St., Baltimore, MD 21202)  V.1-    1909/10-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 244,1011,1988
 
TYPE OF TEST            : DNA damage
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - hamster Ovary
DOSE/DURATION           : 50 umol/L
REFERENCE :
   PAACA3 Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research. (Waverly
   Press, 428 E. Preston St., Baltimore, MD 21202)  V.1-    1954-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 27,105,1986
 
TYPE OF TEST            : DNA damage
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - hamster Lung
DOSE/DURATION           : 10 umol/L
REFERENCE :
   JPETAB Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics.  (Williams &
   Wilkins Co., 428 E. Preston St., Baltimore, MD 21202)  V.1-    1909/10-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 244,1011,1988
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in mammalian somatic cells
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - hamster Lung
DOSE/DURATION           : 10 umol/L
REFERENCE :
   JPETAB Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics.  (Williams &
   Wilkins Co., 428 E. Preston St., Baltimore, MD 21202)  V.1-    1909/10-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 244,1011,1988
 
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