*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : DJ4965500
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benzo(e)pyrene, 9,10-dihydro-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 66788-01-0
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 2416639
LAST UPDATED            : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C20-H14
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 254.34
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : L D6666 B6 2AB T EUT&&&&J
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
                          Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 9,10-Dihydrobenzo(e)pyrene
   * 9,10-H2 B(e)P
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                          ** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 25 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - neoplastic by RTECS criteria
   Skin and Appendages - tumors
   Tumorigenic - tumors at site of application
REFERENCE :
   CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
   Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106)  V.1-    1941-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   40,203,1980
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 9 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
   Tumorigenic - tumors at site of application
REFERENCE :
   JJIND8 JNCI, Journal of the National Cancer Institute.  (Washington, DC)
   V.61-79, 1978-87. For publisher information, see JNCIEQ.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 64,617,1980
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 10 nmol/plate
REFERENCE :
   JBCHA3 Journal of Biological Chemistry.  (428 E. Preston St., Baltimore, MD
   21202)  V.1-    1905-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 254,4408,1979
 
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