*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : AY7091000
CHEMICAL NAME           : beta-Alanine, N-methyl-N-nitroso-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 10478-42-9
LAST UPDATED            : 199112
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C4-H8-N2-O3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 132.14
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * N-Methyl-N-nitroso-beta-alanine
   * 3-(Methylnitrosoamino)propionic acid
   * 3-(Methylnitrosamino)propionic acid
   * Propanoic acid, 3-(methylnitrosamino)-
 
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                          ** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 1057 mg/kg/7W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - Carcinogenic by RTECS criteria
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - tumors
REFERENCE :
   CALEDQ Cancer Letters (Shannon, Ireland).  (Elsevier Scientific Pub. Ireland
   Ltd., POB 85, Limerick, Ireland)  V.1-    1975- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   47,111,1989
 
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