*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : UV0360700
CHEMICAL NAME           : 5H-Pyrido(4,3-b)indole, 1-methyl-3-nitroso-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 74317-46-7
LAST UPDATED            : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C12-H9-N3-O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 211.24
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 1-Methyl-3-nitroso-5H-pyrido(4,3-b)indole
   * 3-Nitroso-1-methyl-5H-pyrido(4,3-b)indole
 
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                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 20 pmol/plate
REFERENCE :
   CRNGDP Carcinogenesis (London). (Oxford Univ. Press, Pinkhill House,
   Southfield Road, Eynsham, Oxford OX8 1JJ, UK)  V.1-    1980-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 4,1547,1983
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Gene conversion and mitotic recombination
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Escherichia coli
DOSE/DURATION           : 5 umol/L
REFERENCE :
   JJCREP Japanese Journal of Cancer Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. BV, POB
   211, 1000 AE Amsterdam, Netherlands)  V.76-    1985-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 86,155,1995
 
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