*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : DM5315000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benz(a)oxireno(c)anthracene
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 790-60-3
LAST UPDATED            : 199410
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 10
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C18-H10-O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 242.28
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T B3 G6 E666 COJ
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Benz(a)anthracene 5,6-oxide
   * Benz(a)anthracene-5,6-epoxide
   * Benz(3,4)anthra(1,2-b)oxirene
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Unscheduled DNA synthesis
TEST SYSTEM             : Human Fibroblast
DOSE/DURATION           : 25 ug/L
REFERENCE :
   EXMDA4 International Congress Series--Excerpta Medica.  (Excerpta Medica,
   Inc., POB 3085, Princeton, NJ 08540)  No.1-    1952-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: (350),58,1975
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Cytogenetic analysis
TEST SYSTEM             : Human Fibroblast
DOSE/DURATION           : 1500 ng/L
REFERENCE :
   EXMDA4 International Congress Series--Excerpta Medica.  (Excerpta Medica,
   Inc., POB 3085, Princeton, NJ 08540)  No.1-    1952-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: (350),58,1975
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Morphological transformation
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - mouse Cells - not otherwise specified
DOSE/DURATION           : 500 ug/L
REFERENCE :
   PNASA6 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States
   of America.  (National Academy of Sciences, Printing & Pub. Office, 2101
   Constitution Ave., Washington, DC 20418) V.1-    1915-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 68,1098,1971
 
TYPE OF TEST            : DNA adduct
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - mouse Cells - not otherwise specified
DOSE/DURATION           : 1 mg/L
REFERENCE :
   CBINA8 Chemico-Biological Interactions.  (Elsevier Scientific Pub. Ireland
   Ltd., POB 85, Limerick, Ireland)  V.1-    1969-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   4,389,1971/1972
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation test systems - not otherwise specified
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - mouse Cells - not otherwise specified
DOSE/DURATION           : 1 mg/L
REFERENCE :
   CBINA8 Chemico-Biological Interactions.  (Elsevier Scientific Pub. Ireland
   Ltd., POB 85, Limerick, Ireland)  V.1-    1969-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   4,389,1971/1972
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Morphological transformation
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - hamster Embryo
DOSE/DURATION           : 1200 ug/L
REFERENCE :
   CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
   Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106)  V.1-    1941-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   32,1391,1972
 
TYPE OF TEST            : DNA adduct
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - hamster Lung
DOSE/DURATION           : 1 mg/L
REFERENCE :
   CBINA8 Chemico-Biological Interactions.  (Elsevier Scientific Pub. Ireland
   Ltd., POB 85, Limerick, Ireland)  V.1-    1969-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   4,389,1971/1972
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation test systems - not otherwise specified
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - hamster Lung
DOSE/DURATION           : 1 mg/L
REFERENCE :
   CBINA8 Chemico-Biological Interactions.  (Elsevier Scientific Pub. Ireland
   Ltd., POB 85, Limerick, Ireland)  V.1-    1969-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   4,389,1971/1972
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Unscheduled DNA synthesis
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - hamster Embryo
DOSE/DURATION           : 2500 ug/L
REFERENCE :
   CBINA8 Chemico-Biological Interactions.  (Elsevier Scientific Pub. Ireland
   Ltd., POB 85, Limerick, Ireland)  V.1-    1969-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   5,69,1972
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in mammalian somatic cells
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - hamster Lung
DOSE/DURATION           : 5 mmol/L
REFERENCE :
   PNASA6 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States
   of America.  (National Academy of Sciences, Printing & Pub. Office, 2101
   Constitution Ave., Washington, DC 20418) V.1-    1915-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 68,3195,1971
 
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