*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : KL7631000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Ethanol, 2-(methylnitrosoamino)-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 26921-68-6
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1852356
LAST UPDATED            : 199709
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C3-H8-N2-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 104.13
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : Q2N1&NO
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
                          Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Methyl-2-hydroxyethylnitrosamine
   * Methyl-2-hydroxyethylnitrosoamine
   * 2-(Methylnitrosoamino)ethanol
   * N-Nitrosomethylethanolamine
   * N-Nitrosomethyl-(2-hydroxyethyl)amine
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                          ** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 1602 mg/kg/60W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - Carcinogenic by RTECS criteria
   Liver - tumors
REFERENCE :
   CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
   Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106)  V.1-    1941-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   48,1533,1988
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : DNA damage
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 30 umol/kg
REFERENCE :
   PAACA3 Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research. (Waverly
   Press, 428 E. Preston St., Baltimore, MD 21202)  V.1-    1954-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 27,105,1986
 
TYPE OF TEST            : DNA adduct
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 30 mg/kg
REFERENCE :
   CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
   Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106)  V.1-    1941-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   52,3300,1992
 
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