*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : DI9874330
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benzo(5,6)phenanthro(3,4-b)oxirene-2,3-diol,
                          1a,2,3,11d-tetrahydro-, (1a-alpha,2-beta,3-
                          alpha,11d-alpha)-(+-)-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 75443-72-0
LAST UPDATED            : 199410
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 4
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C18-H14-O3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 278.32
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * anti-Benzo(c)phenanthrene-3,4-diol-1,2-oxide
   * r-4,t-3-Dihydroxy-c-1,2-oxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydrobenzo(c)phenanthrene
 
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                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 1 pmol/plate
REFERENCE :
   CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
   Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106)  V.1-    1941-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   51,1659,1991
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation test systems - not otherwise specified
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Escherichia coli
DOSE/DURATION           : 10 pmol/tube
REFERENCE :
   CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
   Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106)  V.1-    1941-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   51,1659,1991
 
TYPE OF TEST            : DNA adduct
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - hamster Lung
DOSE/DURATION           : 360 nmol/L
REFERENCE :
   CBINA8 Chemico-Biological Interactions.  (Elsevier Scientific Pub. Ireland
   Ltd., POB 85, Limerick, Ireland)  V.1-    1969-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   80,177,1991
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in mammalian somatic cells
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - hamster Lung
DOSE/DURATION           : 180 nmol/L
REFERENCE :
   CBINA8 Chemico-Biological Interactions.  (Elsevier Scientific Pub. Ireland
   Ltd., POB 85, Limerick, Ireland)  V.1-    1969-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   80,177,1991
 
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