*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : LU3100000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Furan, 2-nitro-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 609-39-2
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 0112523
REFERENCE               : 5-17-01-00296 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 7
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C4-H3-N-O3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 113.08
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T5OJ BNW
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Nitrofuran
   * 2-Nitrofuran
   * 5-Nitrofuran
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 40 nmol/plate
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 81,21,1981
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Escherichia coli
DOSE/DURATION           : 100 ug/plate
REFERENCE :
   BBIADT Biomedica Biochimica Acta.  (Akademie-Verlag GmbH, Postfach 1233,
   Berlin DDR-1086, Ger. Dem. Rep.)  V.42-     1983-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   44,485,1985
 
TYPE OF TEST            : DNA repair
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Escherichia coli
DOSE/DURATION           : 20 ug/disc
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 81,21,1981
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Phage inhibition capacity
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Escherichia coli
DOSE/DURATION           : 1 ug/plate
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 81,21,1981
 
TYPE OF TEST            : DNA repair
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Bacillus subtilis
DOSE/DURATION           : 10 ug/plate
REFERENCE :
   BBIADT Biomedica Biochimica Acta.  (Akademie-Verlag GmbH, Postfach 1233,
   Berlin DDR-1086, Ger. Dem. Rep.)  V.42-     1983-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   44,485,1985
 
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 - rat Embryo
DOSE/DURATION           : 1 mg/L
REFERENCE :
   JTEHD6 Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health.  (Hemisphere Pub.,
   1025 Vermont Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20005)  V.1-    1975/76-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 1,323,1975
 
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