*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : EK4550000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Butane, methylazoxy-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 11069-34-4
LAST UPDATED            : 199109
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C5-H12-N2-O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 116.19
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : ON4&UN1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Methyl-azoxy-butane
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Unreported
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 285 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   23HZAR "Carcinoma of the Colon and Antecedent Epithelium," Burdette, W.J.,
   ed., Springfield, IL C.C. Thomas, 1970  Volume(issue)/page/year: -,267,1970
 
                          ** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 2130 mg/kg/71W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
   Gastrointestinal - tumors
   Skin and Appendages - tumors
REFERENCE :
   PPTCBY Proceedings of the International Symposium of the Princess Takamatsu
   Cancer Research Fund. (Japan Scientific Soc. Press, 6-2-10 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku,
   Tokyo 113, Japan)  1st-    1971-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 2,73,1972
 
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