*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***
RTECS NUMBER : DJ7500000
CHEMICAL NAME : Benzo(a)pyrene, 10-methyl-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 63104-32-5
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1878306
REFERENCE : 3-05-00-02530 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA : C21-H14
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 266.35
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : L D6 B6666 2AB TJ E1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Tumorigen
Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* 10-Methylbenzo(a)pyrene
* 10-Monomethylbenzo(a)pyrene
*** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intramuscular
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 10 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Tumorigenic - neoplastic by RTECS criteria
Tumorigenic - tumors at site of application
REFERENCE :
NATUAS Nature. (Nature Subscription Dept., POB 1018, Manasguan, NJ 08736)
V.1- 1869- Volume(issue)/page/year: 273,566,1978
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 2000 ug/kg/20D-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
Skin and Appendages - tumors
REFERENCE :
CALEDQ Cancer Letters (Shannon, Ireland). (Elsevier Scientific Pub. Ireland
Ltd., POB 85, Limerick, Ireland) V.1- 1975- Volume(issue)/page/year:
5,179,1978
** MUTATION DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION : 2900 pmol/plate
REFERENCE :
BBRCA9 Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. (Academic
Press, Inc., 1 E. First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1959-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 85,351,1978
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