*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : DJ6392450
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benzo(a)pyrene, 4-hydroxy-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 37574-48-4
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 2464087
LAST UPDATED            : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 5
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C20-H12-O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 268.32
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Benzo(a)pyren-4-ol
   * Benz(a)pyrene, 4-hydroxy-
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 16 ug/plate
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 36,379,1976
 
TYPE OF TEST            : DNA inhibition
TEST SYSTEM             : Microorganism - not otherwise specified
DOSE/DURATION           : 200 ug/L
REFERENCE :
   PNASA6 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States
   of America.  (National Academy of Sciences, Printing & Pub. Office, 2101
   Constitution Ave., Washington, DC 20418) V.1-    1915-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 74,1378,1977

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

 
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