*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : CU3480000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benz(c)acridine, 7,9-dimethyl-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 963-89-3
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 0192241
REFERENCE               : 5-20-08-00539 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 15
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C19-H15-N
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 257.35
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T D6 B666 CNJ G1 J1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
                          Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 3,10-Dimethyl-7,8-benzacridine
   * 7,9-Dimethylbenz(c)acridine
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                          ** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 180 mg/kg/15W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - chronic pulmonary edema
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - bronchiolar constriction
REFERENCE :
   ACRSAJ Advances in Cancer Research.  (Academic Press, Inc., 465 S. Lincoln
   Dr., Troy, MO 63379) V.1-    1953-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 4,315,1956
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 200 mg/kg/4W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
   Tumorigenic - tumors at site of application
REFERENCE :
   ACRSAJ Advances in Cancer Research.  (Academic Press, Inc., 465 S. Lincoln
   Dr., Troy, MO 63379) V.1-    1953-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 4,315,1956
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TD - Toxic dose (other than lowest)
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 250 mg/kg/10D-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
   Tumorigenic - tumors at site of application
REFERENCE :
   BAFEAG Bulletin de l'Association Francaise pour l'Etude du Cancer.  (Paris,
   France)  V.1-52, 1908-65. For publisher information, see BUCABS.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 34,22,1947
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 4 ug/plate
REFERENCE :
   BJCAAI British Journal of Cancer.  (Macmillan Press Ltd., Houndmills,
   Basingstoke, Hants. RG21 2XS, UK)  V.1-    1947-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   37,873,1978
 
TYPE OF TEST            : DNA repair
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Escherichia coli
DOSE/DURATION           : 250 mg/L
REFERENCE :
   JJIND8 JNCI, Journal of the National Cancer Institute.  (Washington, DC)
   V.61-79, 1978-87. For publisher information, see JNCIEQ.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 62,873,1979
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Morphological transformation
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - rat Embryo
DOSE/DURATION           : 40800 ug/L
REFERENCE :
   JJIND8 JNCI, Journal of the National Cancer Institute.  (Washington, DC)
   V.61-79, 1978-87. For publisher information, see JNCIEQ.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 67,1303,1981
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Morphological transformation
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - hamster Kidney
DOSE/DURATION           : 80 ug/L
REFERENCE :
   BJCAAI British Journal of Cancer.  (Macmillan Press Ltd., Houndmills,
   Basingstoke, Hants. RG21 2XS, UK)  V.1-    1947-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   37,873,1978
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Morphological transformation
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - hamster Embryo
DOSE/DURATION           : 100 ug/L
REFERENCE :
   JJIND8 JNCI, Journal of the National Cancer Institute.  (Washington, DC)
   V.61-79, 1978-87. For publisher information, see JNCIEQ.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 67,1303,1981

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Positive: SHE-clonal assay; Cell transform.-RLV
   F344 rat embryo
   
   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Positive: Histidine reversion-Ames test
   
   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Positive/limited: Carcinogenicity-mouse/rat
   
   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Negative: Cell transform.-BALB/c-3T3;
   Host-mediated assay
   
   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Negative: S cerevisiae-homozygosis
   
   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Inconclusive: E coli polA without S9; E coli polA
   with S9
   
   EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998

 
                            *** END OF RECORD ***