*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : FZ6380000
CHEMICAL NAME           : 5-beta-Cholestan-3-beta-ol, 5,6-beta-epoxy-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 4025-59-6
LAST UPDATED            : 199410
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C27-H46-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 402.73
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Cholestan-3-ol, 5,6-epoxy-, (3-beta,5-beta,6-beta)-
   * Cholesterol beta-epoxide
   * Cholesterol 5-beta,6-beta-epoxide
 
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                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Morphological transformation
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - mouse Embryo
DOSE/DURATION           : 20 umol/L/24H (Continuous)
REFERENCE :
   BCPCA6 Biochemical Pharmacology.  (Pergamon Press Inc., Maxwell House,
   Fairview Park, Elmsford, NY 10523)  V.1-    1958-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   36,2369,1987
 
TYPE OF TEST            : DNA inhibition
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - hamster Lung
DOSE/DURATION           : 20 umol/L
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 203,355,1988
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in mammalian somatic cells
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - hamster Lung
DOSE/DURATION           : 10 umol/L
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 203,355,1988
 
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