*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : SF7941200
CHEMICAL NAME           : Phenanthridinium,
                          3-amino-8-((2-amino-1,6-dimethylpyridinium-4-yl)amino
                          )-6-(p-aminophenyl)- 5-methyl-, dibromide
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 14222-46-9
LAST UPDATED            : 199410
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 6
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C26-H27-N7.2Br
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 597.42
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T B666 HKJ EZ H1 IR DZ& LM- DT6K CNJ A1 BZ F1 &E 2
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Prothidium
   * Pyritidium bromide
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 220 nmol/plate
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 48,103,1977
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation test systems - not otherwise specified
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Escherichia coli
DOSE/DURATION           : 500 umol/L
REFERENCE :
   BCPCA6 Biochemical Pharmacology.  (Pergamon Press Inc., Maxwell House,
   Fairview Park, Elmsford, NY 10523)  V.1-    1958-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   20,2921,1971
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation test systems - not otherwise specified
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - rat Cells - not otherwise specified
DOSE/DURATION           : 500 umol/L
REFERENCE :
   BCPCA6 Biochemical Pharmacology.  (Pergamon Press Inc., Maxwell House,
   Fairview Park, Elmsford, NY 10523)  V.1-    1958-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   20,2921,1971
 
TYPE OF TEST            : DNA inhibition
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - mouse Leukocyte
DOSE/DURATION           : 500 umol/L
REFERENCE :
   BCPCA6 Biochemical Pharmacology.  (Pergamon Press Inc., Maxwell House,
   Fairview Park, Elmsford, NY 10523)  V.1-    1958-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   20,2921,1971
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation test systems - not otherwise specified
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - mouse Leukocyte
DOSE/DURATION           : 500 umol/L
REFERENCE :
   BCPCA6 Biochemical Pharmacology.  (Pergamon Press Inc., Maxwell House,
   Fairview Park, Elmsford, NY 10523)  V.1-    1958-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   20,2921,1971

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Positive: Histidine reversion-Ames test

 
                            *** END OF RECORD ***