*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : GC1260000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Chrysene, 9-fluoro-5-methyl-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 64977-48-6
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 2530698
LAST UPDATED            : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C19-H13-F
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 260.32
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : L E6 B666J C1 HF
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
                          Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 9-Fluoro-5-methylchrysene
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                          ** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 1200 ug/kg/20W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
   Skin and Appendages - tumors
REFERENCE :
   CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
   Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106)  V.1-    1941-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   38,1694,1978
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 20 ug/plate
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: 21,38,1978

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Inconclusive: Histidine reversion-Ames test

 
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