*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***
RTECS NUMBER : DD1400000
CHEMICAL NAME : Benzidine, 2-nitro-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 2243-78-9
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 2736686
REFERENCE : 3-13-00-00449 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED : 4
MOLECULAR FORMULA : C12-H11-N3-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 229.26
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : WNR BZ ER DZ
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* 2-Nitrobenzidin
* 2-Nitrobenzidine
*** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 2 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
85JCAE "Prehled Prumyslove Toxikologie; Organicke Latky," Marhold, J.,
Prague, Czechoslovakia, Avicenum, 1986 Volume(issue)/page/year: -,758,1986
** MUTATION DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION : 200 nmol
REFERENCE :
MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 319,19,1993
TYPE OF TEST : Mutation test systems - not otherwise specified
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 100 mg/kg
REFERENCE :
MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 319,19,1993
TYPE OF TEST : Cytogenetic analysis
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 100 mg/kg
REFERENCE :
MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 319,19,1993
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