*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : UY5824000
CHEMICAL NAME           : 2-Pyrrolidinone, 5-methyl-1-nitroso-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 62818-97-7
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 0124768
REFERENCE               : 0-21-00-00239 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C5-H8-N2-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 128.15
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 5-Methyl-1-nitroso-2-pyrrolidinone
   * N-Nitroso-5-methyl-2-pyrrolidone
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 405 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   YKKZAJ Yakugaku Zasshi.  Journal of Pharmacy.  (Nippon Yakugakkai, 2-12-15
   Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150, Japan)  No.1-    1881-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 97,320,1977
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : DNA repair
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Bacillus subtilis
DOSE/DURATION           : 1500 ug/disc
REFERENCE :
   YKKZAJ Yakugaku Zasshi.  Journal of Pharmacy.  (Nippon Yakugakkai, 2-12-15
   Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150, Japan)  No.1-    1881-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 97,320,1977
 
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