*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : LU2798000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Furan, 2-methyl-5-nitro-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 823-74-5
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 0003115
REFERENCE               : 5-17-01-00324 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C5-H5-N-O3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 127.11
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T5OJ BNW E1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 5-Nitro-2-methylfuran
 
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                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Protozoa - Euglena gracilis
DOSE/DURATION           : 3 mg/L
REFERENCE :
   JPROAR Journal of Protozoology.  (Soc. of Protozoologists, P.O. Box 368,
   Lawrence, KS 66044) V.1-    1954-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 17,129,1970
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Morphological transformation
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - hamster Embryo
DOSE/DURATION           : 5 umol/L
REFERENCE :
   IJCNAW International Journal of Cancer.  (International Union Against
   Cancer, 3 rue du Conseil- General, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland)  V.1-    1966-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 20,607,1977

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Positive: SHE-clonal assay; B subtilis rec assay

 
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