*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : TU4523000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Pregn-4-en-18-al, 11,21-dihydroxy-3,20-dioxo-,
                          (11-beta)-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 52-39-1
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 3224996
REFERENCE               : 4-08-00-03491 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 5
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C21-H28-O5
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 360.49
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : L E5 B666 OV CU MUTJ A1 E1 FV1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Aldocorten
   * Aldocortene
   * Aldocortin
   * Aldosterone
   * (+)-Aldosterone
   * d-Aldosterone
   * Electrocortin
   * Elektrocortin
   * 18-Oxocorticosterone
   * Reichstein X
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation test systems - not otherwise specified
TEST SYSTEM             : Non-mammalian species Cells - not otherwise specified
DOSE/DURATION           : 70 nmol/L
REFERENCE :
   RCOCB8 Research Communications in Chemical Pathology and Pharmacology. (PJD
   Pub. Ltd., P.O. Box 966, Westbury, NY 11590)  V.1-    1970-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 1,363,1970
 
TYPE OF TEST            : DNA damage
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 23 mg/kg
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: 141,14,1972
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Unscheduled DNA synthesis
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 23 mg/kg
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: 141,14,1972

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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - X3853
       No. of Facilities: 46 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 1
       No. of Occupations: 1
       No. of Employees: 279 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 46 (estimated)

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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