*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***
RTECS NUMBER : CB6712000
CHEMICAL NAME : Anthraquinone, 1,3-dihydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 478-08-0
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1888954
REFERENCE : 4-08-00-03576 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED : 199709
DATA ITEMS CITED : 5
MOLECULAR FORMULA : C15-H10-O5
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 270.25
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : L C666 BV IVJ DQ E1Q FQ
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* 9,10-Anthracenedione, 1,3-dihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)-
* 1,3-Dihydroxy-2-hydroxymethylanthraquinoline
* Henine
* Lucidin
* Lucidin (quinone)
*** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
** MUTATION DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION : 1 ug/plate
REFERENCE :
MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 66,9,1979
TYPE OF TEST : DNA adduct
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - rat Liver
DOSE/DURATION : 40 mg/L
REFERENCE :
CRNGDP Carcinogenesis (London). (Oxford Univ. Press, Pinkhill House,
Southfield Road, Eynsham, Oxford OX8 1JJ, UK) V.1- 1980-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 12,1265,1991
TYPE OF TEST : Unscheduled DNA synthesis
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - rat Liver
DOSE/DURATION : 10 mg/L
REFERENCE :
MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 265,263,1992
TYPE OF TEST : DNA adduct
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 320 mg/kg/4D (Continuous)
REFERENCE :
CRNGDP Carcinogenesis (London). (Oxford Univ. Press, Pinkhill House,
Southfield Road, Eynsham, Oxford OX8 1JJ, UK) V.1- 1980-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 12,1265,1991
*** STATUS IN U.S. ***
EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Positive: Histidine reversion-Ames test
*** END OF RECORD ***