*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : LR0995700
CHEMICAL NAME           : Formohydroxamic acid, N-(4-biphenylyl)-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 78281-06-8
LAST UPDATED            : 199507
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C13-H11-N-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 213.25
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : VHNQR DR
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
                          Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * N-(4-Biphenylyl)formohydroxamic acid
   * Formamide, N-(1,1'-biphenyl)-4-yl-N-hydroxy-
   * N-Formyl-N-hydroxy-4-aminobiphenyl
   * N-Hydroxy-fabp
   * N-Hydroxy-4-formylaminobiphenyl
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                          ** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 85 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - Carcinogenic by RTECS criteria
   Liver - tumors
   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:
   41,2450,1981
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 25 nmol/plate
REFERENCE :
   CBINA8 Chemico-Biological Interactions.  (Elsevier Scientific Pub. Ireland
   Ltd., POB 85, Limerick, Ireland)  V.1-    1969-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   67,215,1988
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Unscheduled DNA synthesis
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - rat Mammary gland
DOSE/DURATION           : 100 umol/L
REFERENCE :
   CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
   Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106)  V.1-    1941-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   48,4227,1988
 
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