*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : FZ7875000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Cholest-5-en-3-one
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 601-54-7
LAST UPDATED            : 199706
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 1
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C27-H44-O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 384.71
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : L E5 B666 OV LUTJ A1 E1 FY1&3Y1&1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * delta(sup 5)-Cholestenone
   * 5-Cholesten-3-one
 
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                          ** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 760 mg/kg/16W
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - Carcinogenic by RTECS criteria
   Tumorigenic - tumors at site of application
REFERENCE :
   CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
   Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106)  V.1-    1941-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   6,403,1946
 
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