*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***
RTECS NUMBER : CW8400000
CHEMICAL NAME : Benz(a)anthracene-7-methanol
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 16110-13-7
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1882113
REFERENCE : 4-06-00-05088 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED : 9
MOLECULAR FORMULA : C19-H14-O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 258.33
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : L D6 B666J J1Q
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Tumorigen
Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* 7-Hmba
* 7-Hydroxymethylbenz(a)anthracene
* 10-Hydroxymethyl-1,2-benzanthracene
*** 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 : 56 mg/kg/60W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
Skin and Appendages - tumors
Tumorigenic - tumors at site of application
REFERENCE :
CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106) V.1- 1941- Volume(issue)/page/year:
43,2034,1983
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 1000 mg/kg/16W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
Tumorigenic - tumors at site of application
REFERENCE :
PRLBA4 Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Series B: Biological
Sciences. (Royal Soc., 6 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AG, UK) V.76-
1905- Volume(issue)/page/year: 129,439,1940
TYPE OF TEST : TD - Toxic dose (other than lowest)
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 700 mg/kg/29W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
Skin and Appendages - tumors
Tumorigenic - tumors at site of application
REFERENCE :
PRLBA4 Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Series B: Biological
Sciences. (Royal Soc., 6 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AG, UK) V.76-
1905- Volume(issue)/page/year: 129,439,1940
** MUTATION DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION : 1 nmol/plate
REFERENCE :
DCTODJ Drug and Chemical Toxicology. (Marcel Dekker, 270 Madison Ave., New
York, NY 10016) V.1- 1977/78- Volume(issue)/page/year: 2,383,1979
TYPE OF TEST : DNA adduct
TEST SYSTEM : Microorganism - not otherwise specified
DOSE/DURATION : 30 umol/L
REFERENCE :
CBINA8 Chemico-Biological Interactions. (Elsevier Scientific Pub. Ireland
Ltd., POB 85, Limerick, Ireland) V.1- 1969- Volume(issue)/page/year:
31,51,1980
TYPE OF TEST : Morphological transformation
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - mouse Cells - not otherwise specified
DOSE/DURATION : 100 ug/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: 13,304,1974
TYPE OF TEST : DNA adduct
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - mouse Embryo
DOSE/DURATION : 800 ug/L
REFERENCE :
CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106) V.1- 1941- Volume(issue)/page/year:
33,2386,1973
TYPE OF TEST : DNA adduct
TEST SYSTEM : Mammal - species unspecified Lymphocyte
DOSE/DURATION : 30 umol/L
REFERENCE :
CBINA8 Chemico-Biological Interactions. (Elsevier Scientific Pub. Ireland
Ltd., POB 85, Limerick, Ireland) V.1- 1969- Volume(issue)/page/year:
31,51,1980
*** STATUS IN U.S. ***
EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Positive: Cell transform.-mouse prostate
*** END OF RECORD ***