*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : HN5785000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Dibenz(a,h)anthracene,
                          1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-3,4-dihydroxy-, (E)-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 70443-38-8
LAST UPDATED            : 199410
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C22-H18-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 314.40
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
                          Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * trans-3,4-Dihydroxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydrodibenz(a,h)anthracene
   * trans-3,4-Dihydroxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydrodibenzo(a,h)anthracene
 
                       *** 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           : 2010 ug/kg
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:
   39,1310,1979
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 60 ug/plate
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 96,1,1982
 
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