*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : DI6250000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benzo(ghi)perylene, methyl-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 41699-09-6
LAST UPDATED            : 198910
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C23-H14
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 290.37
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : L666 B6 C6 D6 E6 6ABCDEF A&J
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Methyl-1,12-benzoperylene
 
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                          ** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 24 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
   Tumorigenic - tumors at site of application
REFERENCE :
   COREAF Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Seances, Academie des Sciences.
   (Paris, France)  V.1-261, 1835-1965.  For publisher information, see CRASEV.
    Volume(issue)/page/year: 245,991,1957
 
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