*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : CW4075000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benz(a)anthracene, 1,7-dimethyl-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 21297-20-1
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 3275432
REFERENCE               : 4-05-00-02585 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C20-H16
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 256.36
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : L D6 B666J J1 R1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 1,7-Dimethyl benz(a)anthracene
 
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                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Specific locus test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Parenteral
TEST SYSTEM             : Insect - Drosophila melanogaster
DOSE/DURATION           : 1 mmol/L
REFERENCE :
   IJCNAW International Journal of Cancer.  (International Union Against
   Cancer, 3 rue du Conseil- General, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland)  V.1-    1966-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 6,250,1970

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Inconclusive: D melanogaster Sex-linked lethal

 
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