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RTECS NUMBER            : JN8723000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Distamycin
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 39389-47-4
LAST UPDATED            : 199410
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Drug
                          Mutagen
 
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                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Bacillus subtilis
DOSE/DURATION           : 90 mg/L
REFERENCE :
   CMMUAO Chemical Mutagens.  Principles and Methods for Their Detection.
   (Plenum Pub. Corp., 233 Spring St., New York, NY 10013)  V.1-    1971-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 9,165,1984
 
TYPE OF TEST            : DNA adduct
TEST SYSTEM             : Mammal - species unspecified Lymphocyte
DOSE/DURATION           : 680 nmol/L
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: 22,134,1979
 
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