*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : CB8079000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Anthraquinone, 1,4,5,8-tetrahydroxy-2-methyl-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 476-43-7
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 2008371
REFERENCE               : 4-08-00-03688 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C15-H10-O6
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 286.25
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T C666 BV IVJ DQ E1 GQ KQ NQ
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 9,10-Anthracenedione, 1,4,5,8-tetrahydroxy-2-methyl-
   * Cynodontin
   * 1,4,5,8-Tetrahydroxy-2-methyl-9,10-anthracenedione
   * 1,4,5,8-Tetrahydroxy-2-methylanthraquinone
   * 1,4,5,8-Tetrahydroxy-2-methyl-9,10-anthraquinone
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 50 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            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 100 ug/plate
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 116,297,1983

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Positive: Histidine reversion-Ames test

 
                            *** END OF RECORD ***