*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : SF7941800
CHEMICAL NAME           : Phenanthridinium, 3(or 8)-amino-8(or
                          3)-azido-5-ethyl-6-phenyl-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 63783-82-4
LAST UPDATED            : 199410
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C21-H18-N5
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 340.44
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T B666 HKJ EZ H2 IR& LNNN
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Ethidium azide
   * Ethidium monoazide
 
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                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Yeast - Saccharomyces cerevisiae
DOSE/DURATION           : 5 umol/L
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 80,91,1981

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Positive: S cerevisiae-homozygosis
   
   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Inconclusive: S cerevisiae gene conversion; S
   cerevisiae-reversion

 
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