*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : DJ6315700
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benzo(a)pyrene-4,5-dione
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 42286-46-4
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1983029
REFERENCE               : 4-07-00-02683 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C20-H10-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 282.30
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Benzo(a)pyrene-4,5-quinone
 
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                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 20 ug/plate
REFERENCE :
   ENMUDM Environmental Mutagenesis.  (New York, NY)  V.1-9, 1979-87.  For
   publisher information, see EMMUEG.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 9,183,1987

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Negative: V79 cell culture-gene mutation
   
   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Inconclusive: Histidine reversion-Ames test

 
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