*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : DO5464200
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benzyl alcohol, alpha-(epoxyethyl)-p-methoxy-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 70771-71-0
LAST UPDATED            : 199410
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C10-H12-O3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 180.22
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T3OTJ BYQR DO1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
                          Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * alpha-(Epoxyethyl)-p-methoxybenzyl alcohol
   * 1'-Hydroxy-estragole-2',3'-oxide
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                          ** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 43 mg/kg/12W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - neoplastic by RTECS criteria
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - tumors
REFERENCE :
   CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
   Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106)  V.1-    1941-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   43,1124,1983
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 200 nmol/plate
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 60,143,1979
 
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