*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : QE2120000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Morpholine, 2,6-dimethyl-2-methoxy-N-nitroso-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 73239-98-2
LAST UPDATED            : 199410
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 4
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C7-H14-N2-O3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 174.23
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T6N DOTJ ANO CO1 C1 E1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
                          Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Morpholine, 2,6-dimethyl-2-methoxy-4-nitroso-
   * N-Nitroso-2-methoxy-2,6-dimethylmorpholine
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Parenteral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - hamster
DOSE/DURATION           : 1 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes
   Liver - other changes
   Blood - hemorrhage
REFERENCE :
   CALEDQ Cancer Letters (Shannon, Ireland).  (Elsevier Scientific Pub. Ireland
   Ltd., POB 85, Limerick, Ireland)  V.1-    1975- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   13,233,1981
 
                          ** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Parenteral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - hamster
DOSE/DURATION           : 50 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
   Gastrointestinal - tumors
   Liver - tumors
REFERENCE :
   CALEDQ Cancer Letters (Shannon, Ireland).  (Elsevier Scientific Pub. Ireland
   Ltd., POB 85, Limerick, Ireland)  V.1-    1975- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   13,233,1981
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TD - Toxic dose (other than lowest)
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Parenteral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - hamster
DOSE/DURATION           : 250 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
   Gastrointestinal - tumors
REFERENCE :
   CALEDQ Cancer Letters (Shannon, Ireland).  (Elsevier Scientific Pub. Ireland
   Ltd., POB 85, Limerick, Ireland)  V.1-    1975- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   13,233,1981
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 200 nmol/plate
REFERENCE :
   JJIND8 JNCI, Journal of the National Cancer Institute.  (Washington, DC)
   V.61-79, 1978-87. For publisher information, see JNCIEQ.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 64,157,1980
 
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