*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : GC1100000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Chrysene, 1,11-dimethyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 52171-94-5
LAST UPDATED            : 199410
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C20-H20
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 260.40
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : L E6 B666&&&TJ L1 O1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
                          Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 1,11-Dimethyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydrochrysene
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                          ** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 120 mg/kg/50W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
   Skin and Appendages - tumors
REFERENCE :
   CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
   Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106)  V.1-    1941-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   34,1315,1974
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 20 ug/plate
REFERENCE :
   CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
   Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106)  V.1-    1941-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   36,4525,1976

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Inconclusive: Histidine reversion-Ames test

 
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