*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : MO7600000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Hexanoic acid, 2,3-epoxypropyl ester
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 17526-74-8
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1365955
REFERENCE               : 5-17-03-00034 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C9-H16-O3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 172.25
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T3OTJ B1OV5
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Glycidyl ester of hexanoic acid
 
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                          ** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 2000 mg/kg/7W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
   Tumorigenic - facilitates action of known carcinogen
REFERENCE :
   ANYAA9 Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences.  (New York Academy of
   Sciences, 2 E. 63rd St., New York, NY 10021)  V.1-    1877-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 68,750,1958
 
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