*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : FZ3429000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Cholanthrene-2a,3-diol, 2a,3-dihydro-3-methyl-, (Z)-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 68688-84-6
LAST UPDATED            : 199410
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 6
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C21-H18-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 302.39
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Benz(j)aceanthrylene-2a,3(3H)-diol, 1,2-dihydro-3-methyl-, (Z)-
   * cis-2-alpha,3-Dihydrodihydroxy-3-methylcholanthrene
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 20 umol/L
REFERENCE :
   BBRCA9 Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications.  (Academic
   Press, Inc., 1 E. First St., Duluth, MN 55802)  V.1-    1959-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 85,1568,1978
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Morphological transformation
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - mouse Fibroblast
DOSE/DURATION           : 1 mg/L
REFERENCE :
   BBRCA9 Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications.  (Academic
   Press, Inc., 1 E. First St., Duluth, MN 55802)  V.1-    1959-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 85,1568,1978
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in mammalian somatic cells
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - hamster Lung
DOSE/DURATION           : 1 mg/L
REFERENCE :
   BBRCA9 Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications.  (Academic
   Press, Inc., 1 E. First St., Duluth, MN 55802)  V.1-    1959-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 85,1568,1978

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Negative: V79 cell culture-gene mutation
   
   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Inconclusive: Carcinogenicity-mouse/rat
   
   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Inconclusive: Histidine reversion-Ames test

 
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