*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : RQ2135000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Oxazolidine, N-nitroso-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 39884-52-1
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1099451
LAST UPDATED            : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 15
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C3-H6-N2-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 102.11
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T5N COTJ ANO
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
                          Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * N-Nitrosooxazolidin
   * Nitrosooxazolidone
   * N-Nitrosooxazolidine
   * N-Nitroso-1,3-oxazolidine
   * Oxazolidine, 3-nitroso-
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 1500 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   ZKKOBW Zeitschrift fuer Krebsforschung und Klinische Onkologie.  (Berlin,
   Fed. Rep. Ger.)  V.76-92, 1971-78.  For publisher information, see JCROD7.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 88,25,1976
 
                          ** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 790 mg/kg/36W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - Carcinogenic by RTECS criteria
   Liver - tumors
REFERENCE :
   ZKKOBW Zeitschrift fuer Krebsforschung und Klinische Onkologie.  (Berlin,
   Fed. Rep. Ger.)  V.76-92, 1971-78.  For publisher information, see JCROD7.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 88,25,1976
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 408 mg/kg/50W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - Carcinogenic by RTECS criteria
   Skin and Appendages - tumors
REFERENCE :
   CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
   Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106)  V.1-    1941-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   43,214,1983
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - hamster
DOSE/DURATION           : 1288 mg/kg/35W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
   Liver - tumors
REFERENCE :
   CRNGDP Carcinogenesis (London). (Oxford Univ. Press, Pinkhill House,
   Southfield Road, Eynsham, Oxford OX8 1JJ, UK)  V.1-    1980-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 5,875,1984
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TD - Toxic dose (other than lowest)
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 1080 mg/kg/40W-C
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - Carcinogenic by RTECS criteria
   Gastrointestinal - tumors
   Blood - lymphoma, including Hodgkin's disease
REFERENCE :
   CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
   Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106)  V.1-    1941-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   43,214,1983
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TD - Toxic dose (other than lowest)
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 219 gm/kg/50W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - Carcinogenic by RTECS criteria
   Liver - tumors
   Blood - leukemia
REFERENCE :
   CRNGDP Carcinogenesis (London). (Oxford Univ. Press, Pinkhill House,
   Southfield Road, Eynsham, Oxford OX8 1JJ, UK)  V.1-    1980-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 3,911,1982
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TD - Toxic dose (other than lowest)
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 1500 mg/kg/30W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - Carcinogenic by RTECS criteria
   Liver - tumors
REFERENCE :
   ZKKOBW Zeitschrift fuer Krebsforschung und Klinische Onkologie.  (Berlin,
   Fed. Rep. Ger.)  V.76-92, 1971-78.  For publisher information, see JCROD7.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 88,25,1976
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TD - Toxic dose (other than lowest)
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 715 mg/kg/53W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
   Liver - tumors
   Liver - angiosarcoma
REFERENCE :
   IAPUDO IARC Publications.  (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49 Sheridan Ave.,
   Albany, NY 12210) No.27-    1979-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 57,617,1984
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TD - Toxic dose (other than lowest)
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - hamster
DOSE/DURATION           : 1225 mg/kg/43W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
   Gastrointestinal - tumors
   Liver - angiosarcoma
REFERENCE :
   IAPUDO IARC Publications.  (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49 Sheridan Ave.,
   Albany, NY 12210) No.27-    1979-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 57,617,1984
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TD - Toxic dose (other than lowest)
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 1440 mg/kg/60W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - Carcinogenic by RTECS criteria
   Gastrointestinal - tumors
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: 78,387,1987
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TD - Toxic dose (other than lowest)
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 1560 mg/kg/65W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - Carcinogenic by RTECS criteria
   Liver - tumors
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: 78,387,1987
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TD - Toxic dose (other than lowest)
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 868 mg/kg/2Y-C
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - Carcinogenic by RTECS criteria
   Liver - tumors
REFERENCE :
   FCTOD7 Food and Chemical Toxicology.  (Pergamon Press Inc., Maxwell House,
   Fairview Park, Elmsford, NY 10523)  V.20-    1982- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   26,3,1988
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TD - Toxic dose (other than lowest)
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 10211 ug/kg/50W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
   Skin and Appendages - 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: 114,245,1988
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 2500 ng/plate
REFERENCE :
   TCMUE9 Topics in Chemical Mutagenesis.  (Plenum Pub. Corp., 233 Spring
   Street, New York, NY 10013) V.1-    1984-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   1,13,1984
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Phage inhibition capacity
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Escherichia coli
DOSE/DURATION           : 100 mg/L
REFERENCE :
   TCMUE9 Topics in Chemical Mutagenesis.  (Plenum Pub. Corp., 233 Spring
   Street, New York, NY 10013) V.1-    1984-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   1,91,1984
 
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