*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : DJ7945000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benzo(a)pyrene, 6-oxiranyl-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 61695-69-0
LAST UPDATED            : 198910
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C22-H14-O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 294.36
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : L D6 B6666 2AB TJ J- BT3OTJ
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 6-Oxiranylbenzo(a)pyrene
 
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                          ** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 12 mg/kg/40D-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
   Tumorigenic - tumors at site of application
REFERENCE :
   CALEDQ Cancer Letters (Shannon, Ireland).  (Elsevier Scientific Pub. Ireland
   Ltd., POB 85, Limerick, Ireland)  V.1-    1975- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   1,339,1976
 
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