*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : HN3850000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Dibenz(a,j)anthracene, 5,6-dihydro-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 16361-01-6
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 2376094
LAST UPDATED            : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C22-H16
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 280.38
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : L E6 D6 B666&&&T&J
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
                          Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 5,6-Dihydrodibenz(a,j)anthracene
 
                       *** 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           : 268 mg/kg/85W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
   Skin and Appendages - tumors
   Tumorigenic - tumors at site of application
REFERENCE :
   JNCIAM Journal of the National Cancer Institute.  (Washington, DC)  V.1-60,
   1940-78.  For publisher information, see JJIND8.  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   44,641,1970
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 1 ug/plate
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 51,311,1978
 
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