*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION *** RTECS NUMBER : MA1580000 CHEMICAL NAME : Glutamic acid, N-nitroso-N-pteroyl-, L- CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 29291-35-8 LAST UPDATED : 199510 DATA ITEMS CITED : 7 MOLECULAR FORMULA : C19-H18-N8-O7 MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 470.45 COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Tumorigen Mutagen SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES : * Nitrosofolic acid *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA *** ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA ** TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse DOSE/DURATION : 327 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Tumorigenic - neoplastic 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: 35,1981,1975 ** TUMORIGENIC DATA ** TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse DOSE/DURATION : 375 mg/kg/7D-I TOXIC EFFECTS : Tumorigenic - neoplastic 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: 35,1981,1975 ** MUTATION DATA ** TYPE OF TEST : Mutation in microorganisms TEST SYSTEM : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium DOSE/DURATION : 100 ug/plate REFERENCE : BJCAAI British Journal of Cancer. (Macmillan Press Ltd., Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hants. RG21 2XS, UK) V.1- 1947- Volume(issue)/page/year: 37,873,1978 TYPE OF TEST : Morphological transformation TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - hamster Kidney DOSE/DURATION : 10 mg/L REFERENCE : BJCAAI British Journal of Cancer. (Macmillan Press Ltd., Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hants. RG21 2XS, UK) V.1- 1947- Volume(issue)/page/year: 37,873,1978 *** REVIEWS *** IARC Cancer Review:Animal Inadequate Evidence IMEMDT IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals to Man. (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49 Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210) V.1- 1972- Volume(issue)/page/year: 17,217,1978 IARC Cancer Review:Human No Adequate Data IMEMDT IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals to Man. (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49 Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210) V.1- 1972- Volume(issue)/page/year: 17,217,1978 IARC Cancer Review:Group 3 IMSUDL IARC Monographs, Supplement. (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49 Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210) No.1- 1979- Volume(issue)/page/year: 7,56,1987 *** END OF RECORD ***