*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : DJ7955200
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benzo(e)pyrene,
                          9,10,11,12-tetrahydro-9,10-dihydroxy-, (E)-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 66788-03-2
LAST UPDATED            : 199410
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C20-H16-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 288.36
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
                          Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Benzo(e)pyrene, 9,10-dihydroxy-9,10,11,12-tetrahydro-, (E)-
   * B(e)P H4-9,10-Diol
   * trans-9,10-Dihydroxy-9,10,11,12-tetrahydrobenzo(e)pyrene
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                          ** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 69 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
   Skin and Appendages - tumors
   Tumorigenic - tumors at site of application
REFERENCE :
   CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
   Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106)  V.1-    1941-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   40,203,1980
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 10 nmol/plate
REFERENCE :
   JBCHA3 Journal of Biological Chemistry.  (428 E. Preston St., Baltimore, MD
   21202)  V.1-    1905-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 254,4408,1979
 
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