*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : YT9719000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Urea, N-nitroso-N-(2-oxopropyl)-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 89837-93-4
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 5923496
LAST UPDATED            : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C4-H7-N3-O3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 145.14
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
                          Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 1-Acetonyl-1-nitrosourea
   * N-Nitroso-N-(2-oxopropyl)urea
   * 1-Nitroso-2-oxopropylurea
   * N-(2-Oxopropyl)-N-nitrosourea
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                          ** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - hamster
DOSE/DURATION           : 523 mg/kg/59W-C
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
   Endocrine - tumors
REFERENCE :
   CALEDQ Cancer Letters (Shannon, Ireland).  (Elsevier Scientific Pub. Ireland
   Ltd., POB 85, Limerick, Ireland)  V.1-    1975- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   60,121,1991
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 10 ug/plate
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 178,157,1987
 
TYPE OF TEST            : DNA damage
TEST SYSTEM             : Mammal - species unspecified Lymphocyte
DOSE/DURATION           : 10 mmol/L
REFERENCE :
   CBINA8 Chemico-Biological Interactions.  (Elsevier Scientific Pub. Ireland
   Ltd., POB 85, Limerick, Ireland)  V.1-    1969-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   48,169,1984
 
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