*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : DJ7962100
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benzo(e)pyrene,
                          9,10,11,12-tetrahydro-9-alpha,10-beta-dihydroxy-11-al
                          pha,12-alpha-epoxy-, (+-)-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 74465-36-4
LAST UPDATED            : 199707
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C20-H14-O3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 302.34
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T E3 D6666 B6 2AB U FOTT&&&&J HQ IQ
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
                          Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   *   (+-)-9-alpha,10-beta-Dihydroxy-11-alpha,12-alpha-epoxy-9,10,11,12-tetrah
     ydrobenzo(e)pyrene
   * B(e)P diol epoxide-1
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                          ** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 476 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - Carcinogenic by RTECS criteria
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - tumors
   Liver - tumors
REFERENCE :
   CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
   Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106)  V.1-    1941-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   41,915,1981
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 1 nmol/plate
REFERENCE :
   CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
   Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106)  V.1-    1941-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   40,1985,1980
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in mammalian somatic cells
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - hamster Lung
DOSE/DURATION           : 10 umol/L
REFERENCE :
   CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
   Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106)  V.1-    1941-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   40,1985,1980
 
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