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RTECS NUMBER            : UU7718000
CHEMICAL NAME           : 2-Pyridinol, 3-nitro-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 6332-56-5
LAST UPDATED            : 199410
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C5-H4-N2-O3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 140.11
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T6NJ BQ CNW
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 2-Hydroxy-3-nitropyridine
   * 3-Nitro-2-pyridinol
   * Pyridine, 2-hydroxy-3-nitro
 
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                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 1 umol/plate
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 58,11,1978

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   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Positive: Histidine reversion-Ames test

 
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