*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***
RTECS NUMBER : GC0500000
CHEMICAL NAME : 6-Chrysenamine
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 2642-98-0
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 2114213
REFERENCE : 4-12-00-03492 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED : 14
MOLECULAR FORMULA : C18-H13-N
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 243.32
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : L E6 B666J MZ
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Tumorigen
Drug
Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* 6-Amc
* 6-Aminochrysene
* Chrysenex
* Chrysonex
*** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 9504 mg/kg/36D-C
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Cardiac - changes in heart weight
Liver - changes in liver weight
Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
REFERENCE :
ARZNAD Arzneimittel-Forschung. Drug Research. (Editio Cantor Verlag,
Postfach 1255, W-7960 Aulendorf, Fed. Rep. Ger.) V.1- 1951-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 17,1117,1967
** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION : 1100 gm/kg/39W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Tumorigenic - Carcinogenic by RTECS criteria
Skin and Appendages - tumors
Tumorigenic - tumors at site of application
REFERENCE :
EJCAAH European Journal of Cancer. (Oxford, UK) V.1-17(6), 1965-1981. For
publisher information, see EJCODS. Volume(issue)/page/year: 11,327,1975
** MUTATION DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION : 2500 ng/plate
REFERENCE :
CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106) V.1- 1941- Volume(issue)/page/year:
44,3408,1984
TYPE OF TEST : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION : 500 ng/plate
REFERENCE :
MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 155,7,1985
TYPE OF TEST : DNA adduct
TEST SYSTEM : Bacteria - Escherichia coli
DOSE/DURATION : 25 umol/L
REFERENCE :
MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 89,95,1981
TYPE OF TEST : DNA repair
TEST SYSTEM : Bacteria - Bacillus subtilis
DOSE/DURATION : 60 ng/disc
REFERENCE :
MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 97,1,1982
TYPE OF TEST : DNA adduct
TEST SYSTEM : Human Lymphocyte
DOSE/DURATION : 20 mg/L
REFERENCE :
MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 310,45,1994
TYPE OF TEST : Unscheduled DNA synthesis
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - rat Liver
DOSE/DURATION : 500 nmol/L
REFERENCE :
ENMUDM Environmental Mutagenesis. (New York, NY) V.1-9, 1979-87. For
publisher information, see EMMUEG. Volume(issue)/page/year: 3,11,1981
TYPE OF TEST : DNA adduct
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - mouse Ascites tumor
DOSE/DURATION : 25 umol/L
REFERENCE :
MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 89,95,1981
TYPE OF TEST : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - hamster Ovary
DOSE/DURATION : 5 mg/L
REFERENCE :
MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 279,153,1992
TYPE OF TEST : Morphological transformation
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - hamster Kidney
DOSE/DURATION : 80 ug/L
REFERENCE :
BJCAAI British Journal of Cancer. (Macmillan Press Ltd., Houndmills,
Basingstoke, Hants. RG21 2XS, UK) V.1- 1947- Volume(issue)/page/year:
37,873,1978
TYPE OF TEST : DNA adduct
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - hamster Ovary
DOSE/DURATION : 2500 ug/L
REFERENCE :
MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 279,153,1992
TYPE OF TEST : Mutation in mammalian somatic cells
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - hamster Ovary
DOSE/DURATION : 50 mg/L
REFERENCE :
JTEHD6 Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health. (Hemisphere Pub.,
1025 Vermont Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20005) V.1- 1975/76-
Volume(issue)/page/year: 13,531,1984
*** STATUS IN U.S. ***
EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Positive: Histidine reversion-Ames test
*** END OF RECORD ***