*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : DF8029000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benzofurazan, 7-(4-methyl-1-piperazinyl)-4-nitro-,
                          1-oxide
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 58131-57-0
LAST UPDATED            : 199410
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C11-H13-N5-O4
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 279.29
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T56 BNONJ BO FNW I- AT6N DNTJ D1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * B2368
   * Benzofurazan, 4-(4-methyl-1-piperazinyl)-7-nitro-, 3-oxide
   * 7-(4-Methyl-1-piperazinyl)-4-nitrobenzofurazan 1-oxide
 
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                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 50 ug/well
REFERENCE :
   CBINA8 Chemico-Biological Interactions.  (Elsevier Scientific Pub. Ireland
   Ltd., POB 85, Limerick, Ireland)  V.1-    1969-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   19,77,1977
 
TYPE OF TEST            : DNA inhibition
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - mouse Leukocyte
DOSE/DURATION           : 2 umol/L
REFERENCE :
   CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
   Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106)  V.1-    1941-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   35,3735,1975

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Positive: Histidine reversion-Ames test

 
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