*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : DI9874600
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benzo(6,7)phenanthro(3,4-b)oxirene-2,3-diol,
                          1a,2,3,11c-tetrahydro-6-methyl-, (1a-alpha,2-
                          beta,3-alpha,11c-alpha)-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 64625-66-7
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 4760729
LAST UPDATED            : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 4
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C19-H16-O3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 292.35
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   *   r-4,t-3-Dihydroxy-t-1,2-epoxy-7-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydrobenz(a)anthrace
     ne
   * anti-7-Mba-3,4-diol 1,2-oxide
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 100 ug/plate
REFERENCE :
   CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
   Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106)  V.1-    1941-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   49,1778,1989
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Micronucleus test
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - hamster Lung
DOSE/DURATION           : 500 nmol/L
REFERENCE :
   CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
   Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106)  V.1-    1941-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   49,1778,1989
 
TYPE OF TEST            : DNA damage
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - hamster Lung
DOSE/DURATION           : 125 nmol/L
REFERENCE :
   CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
   Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106)  V.1-    1941-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   49,1778,1989
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in mammalian somatic cells
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - hamster Lung
DOSE/DURATION           : 62500 pmol/L
REFERENCE :
   CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
   Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106)  V.1-    1941-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   49,1778,1989
 
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