*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : SD9280000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Peroxybenzoic acid
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 93-59-4
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1210120
REFERENCE               : 4-09-00-00715 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C7-H6-O3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 138.13
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : QOVR
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Benzenecarboperoxoic acid
   * Benzoylhydrogen peroxide
   * Benzoyl hydroperoxide
   * Kyselina perbenzoova
   * Kyselina peroxybenzoova
   * Perbenzoic acid
 
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                          ** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 1040 mg/kg/26W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
   Skin and Appendages - tumors
   Tumorigenic - tumors at site of application
REFERENCE :
   JNCIAM Journal of the National Cancer Institute.  (Washington, DC)  V.1-60,
   1940-78.  For publisher information, see JJIND8.  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   55,1359,1975
 
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