*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : DJ6392800
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benzo(a)pyrene, 8-hydroxy-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 13345-26-1
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 2379758
LAST UPDATED            : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 5
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C20-H12-O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 268.32
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : L D6 B6666 2AB TJ GQ
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Benzo(a)pyren-8-ol
   * 8-Hydroxy-benzo(a)pyrene
 
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                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 18600 pmol/L
REFERENCE :
   RRBCAD Revue Roumaine de Biochimie.  (Rompresfilatelia, POB 12-201,
   Bucharest, Romania) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 18(4),291,1981
 
TYPE OF TEST            : DNA inhibition
TEST SYSTEM             : Microorganism - not otherwise specified
DOSE/DURATION           : 2 mg/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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