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RTECS NUMBER            : YR0513000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Uracil, 5-(hydroxymethyl)-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 4433-40-3
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 4
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C5-H6-N2-O3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 142.13
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 5-(Hydroxymethyl)uracil
   * 5-Oxymethyluracil
   * 2,4(1H,3H)-Pyrimidinedione, 5-(hydroxymethyl)-
 
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                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 2 umol/plate
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 178,177,1987
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Phage inhibition capacity
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Escherichia coli
DOSE/DURATION           : 1 gm/L
REFERENCE :
   ZAPOAK Zeitschrift fuer Allgemeine Mikrobiologie.  (Akademie-Verlag GmbH,
   Postfach 1233, Berlin DDR-1086 Ger. Dem. Rep.)  V.1-    1960-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 12,583,1972
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in mammalian somatic cells
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - hamster Lung
DOSE/DURATION           : 400 nmol/L
REFERENCE :
   CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
   Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106)  V.1-    1941-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   48,5466,1988

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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