*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : FZ6350000
CHEMICAL NAME           : 5-beta-Cholestan-3-beta-ol
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 360-68-9
LAST UPDATED            : 199409
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C27-H48-O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 388.75
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : L E5 B666TJ A1 E1 FY1&3Y1&1 OQ
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Cholestan-3-ol, (3-beta,5-beta)-
   * 3-beta-Cholestanol
   * Coprostanol
   * Coprostan-3-beta-ol
   * Coprosterol
   * Dihydrocholesterol
   * 3-beta-Hydroxycholestane
   * Koprosterin
   * Koprosterol
   * Stercorin
   * Zymostanol
 
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                          ** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 60 gm/kg/2W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - Carcinogenic by RTECS criteria
   Tumorigenic - tumors at site of application
REFERENCE :
   NATWAY Naturwissenschaften.  (Springer-Verlag, Heidelberger Platz 3, D-1000
   Berlin 33, Fed. Rep. Ger.)  V.1-    1913-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   60,525,1973
 
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