*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : SB7230000
CHEMICAL NAME           : D-erythro-Pentose, 2-deoxy-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 533-67-5
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1721978
REFERENCE               : 4-01-00-04181 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 5
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C5-H10-O4
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 134.15
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Deoxyribose
   * D-2-Deoxyribose
   * 2-Deoxy-D-ribose
   * Thyminose
 
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                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : DNA inhibition
TEST SYSTEM             : Human Cells - not otherwise specified
DOSE/DURATION           : 2500 umol/L
REFERENCE :
   PSEBAA Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine.
   (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E. First St., Duluth, MN 55802)  V.1-    1903/04-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 187,488,1988
 
TYPE OF TEST            : DNA inhibition
TEST SYSTEM             : Human Lymphocyte
DOSE/DURATION           : 2 mmol/L
REFERENCE :
   PSEBAA Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine.
   (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E. First St., Duluth, MN 55802)  V.1-    1903/04-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 180,246,1985
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation test systems - not otherwise specified
TEST SYSTEM             : Human Lymphocyte
DOSE/DURATION           : 2 mmol/L
REFERENCE :
   PSEBAA Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine.
   (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E. First St., Duluth, MN 55802)  V.1-    1903/04-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 180,246,1985

         *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA ***

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - X9992
       No. of Facilities: 427 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 2
       No. of Occupations: 7
       No. of Employees: 4099 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 2041 (estimated)

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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