*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : EK3540700
CHEMICAL NAME           : 2,3-Butanedione, mixed with sodium nitrite
LAST UPDATED            : 199410
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C4-H6-O2.N-Na-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 155.10
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Diacetyl mixed with sodium nitrite
   * Sodium nitrite mixed with diacetyl
 
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                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 200 ug/plate
REFERENCE :
   DFSCDX Developments in Food Science.  (Elsevier Science Pub. Co., Inc., 52
   Vanderbilt Ave., New York, NY 10017)  V.1-    1978- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   13,343,1986
 
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