*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : MK1260000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Heptylamine, N-methyl-N-nitroso-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 16338-99-1
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 2076926
LAST UPDATED            : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 5
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C8-H18-N2-O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 158.28
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : ONN7&1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
                          Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Heptylmethylnitrosamine
   * Methylheptylnitrosamin
   * N-Methyl-N-nitrosoheptylamine
   * Nitrosomethyl-n-heptylamine
   * N-Nitroso-N-methylheptylamine
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 420 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   ZEKBAI Zeitschrift fuer Krebsforschung.  (Berlin, Fed. Rep. Ger.)  V.1-75,
   1903-71.  For publisher information, see JCROD7.  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   69,103,1967
 
                          ** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 1960 mg/kg/30W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - tumors
   Gastrointestinal - tumors
REFERENCE :
   JCROD7 Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology.  (Springer-Verlag
   New York, Inc., Service Center, 44 Hartz Way, Secaucus, NJ 07094)  V.93-
   1979-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 106,171,1983
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 4600 mg/kg/58W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - tumors
REFERENCE :
   ZEKBAI Zeitschrift fuer Krebsforschung.  (Berlin, Fed. Rep. Ger.)  V.1-75,
   1903-71.  For publisher information, see JCROD7.  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   69,103,1967
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - hamster
DOSE/DURATION           : 2659 mg/kg/40W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - Carcinogenic by RTECS criteria
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - tumors
   Liver - tumors
REFERENCE :
   CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
   Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106)  V.1-    1941-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   48,6648,1988
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 50 ug/plate
REFERENCE :
   TCMUD8 Teratogenesis, Carcinogenesis, and Mutagenesis.  (Alan R. Liss, Inc.,
   41 E. 11th St., New York, NY 10003)  V.1-    1980- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   1,295,1980
 
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