*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : EK3855040
CHEMICAL NAME           : Butane, 2,3-epoxy-, trans-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 21490-63-1
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 0079772
REFERENCE               : 5-17-01-00061 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C4-H8-O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 72.12
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * trans-2-Butene oxide
   * trans-2-Butylene oxide
   * trans-2,3-Dimethyloxirane
   * trans-2,3-Epoxybutane
   * Oxirane, 2,3-dimethyl-, trans-
 
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                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 1 mmol/plate
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 231,205,1990
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Sister chromatid exchange
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - hamster Lung
DOSE/DURATION           : 25 mmol/L
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 249,55,1991
 
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