*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : DD5785000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benzimidazole, 5-amino-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 934-22-5
LAST UPDATED            : 199410
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C7-H7-N3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 133.17
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T56 BM DNJ GZ
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 5-Aminobenzimidazole
   * 6-Aminobenzimidazole
   * 1H-Benzimidazol-5-amine
   * Benzimidazole, 6-amino-
 
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                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 100 ug/plate
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 28,273,1975

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   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Negative: Aspergillus-aneuploidy

 
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