*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : DI6220000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benzo(ghi)perylene, 5,6,7,8,9,10-hexahydro-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 35281-51-7
LAST UPDATED            : 199410
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C20-H20
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 260.40
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : L666 B6 C6 D6 4ABCD VTT&&&TJ
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 5,6,7,8,9,10-Hexahydrobenzo(ghi)perylene
 
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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: 51,311,1978

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

 
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