*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : CI7662000
CHEMICAL NAME           : L-Ascorbic acid, 2-amino-2-deoxy-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 32764-43-5
LAST UPDATED            : 198403
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C6-H9-N-O5
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 175.16
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 2-Amino-2-deoxy-L-ascorbic acid
   * Amino reductone
   * Scorbamic acid
   * L-Scorbamic acid
   * Scorbaminic acid
 
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                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Sperm Morphology
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Parenteral
TEST SYSTEM             : Insect - silkworm
DOSE/DURATION           : 25 ug
REFERENCE :
   EISOAU Eiyo to Shokuryo.  Food and Nutrition.  (Tokyo, Japan)  V.10-35,
   1957-82.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 34,367,1981
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation test systems - not otherwise specified
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - mouse Liver
DOSE/DURATION           : 500 umol/L
REFERENCE :
   JNSVA5 Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology.  (Business Center
   for Academic Soc. Japan, 2-4-16 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113, Japan)  V.19-
   1973-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 24,263,1978
 
TYPE OF TEST            : DNA damage
TEST SYSTEM             : Mammal - species unspecified Lymphocyte
DOSE/DURATION           : 500 umol/L
REFERENCE :
   JNSVA5 Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology.  (Business Center
   for Academic Soc. Japan, 2-4-16 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113, Japan)  V.19-
   1973-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 24,263,1978
 
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