*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : DV3985000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Biphenyl, 3,2'-dimethyl-4-nitroso-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 70786-64-0
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 2367673
LAST UPDATED            : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C14-H13-N-O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 211.28
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : ONR B1 DR B1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
                          Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 3,2'-Dimethyl-4-nitrosobiphenyl
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                          ** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - hamster
DOSE/DURATION           : 1173 mg/kg/37W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - Carcinogenic by RTECS criteria
   Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - tumors
   Tumorigenic - tumors at site of application
REFERENCE :
   CALEDQ Cancer Letters (Shannon, Ireland).  (Elsevier Scientific Pub. Ireland
   Ltd., POB 85, Limerick, Ireland)  V.1-    1975- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   20,349,1983
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 120 nmol
REFERENCE :
   JMCMAR Journal of Medicinal Chemistry.  (American Chemical Soc.,
   Distribution Office Dept. 223, POB POB 57136, West End Stn., Washington, DC
   20037)  V.6-    1963-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 22,981,1979
 
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