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RTECS NUMBER            : DD9470000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benzimidazole, 2-methyl-5-nitro-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 1792-40-1
LAST UPDATED            : 199410
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C8-H7-N3-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 177.18
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T56 BM DNJ C1 GNW
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 2-Methyl-5-nitrobenzimidazole
 
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                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 100 nmol/plate
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 58,11,1978

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   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Positive: Histidine reversion-Ames test

 
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