*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : AR9660000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Acridinium, 3,6-diamino-10-methyl-, chloride mixed
                          with 3,6-acridinediamine
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 8048-52-0
OTHER CAS REGISTRY NOS. : 53307-10-1
                          51555-26-1
LAST UPDATED            : 199706
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 18
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C14-H14-N3.Cl.C13-H11-N3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 469.03
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T C666 BKJ B1 EZ MZ &G &T C666 BNJ EZ MZ
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
                          Drug
                          Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Angiflan
   * Assiflavine
   * Bialflavina
   * Bioacridin
   * Bovoflavin
   * Buroflavin
   * Choliflavin
   * Diacrid
   * 3,6-Diaminoacridine mixture with 3,6-diamino-10-methylacridinium chloride
   * 3,6-Diamino-10-methylacridinium chloride mixture with 3,6-acridinediamine
   * 2,8-Diamino-10-methylacridinium chloride mixture with 2,8-diaminoacridine
   * Flavacridinum hydrochloricum
   * Flavine
   * Flavinetten
   * Flavioform
   * Flavipin
   * Flavisept
   * Glyco-flavine
   * Gonacin
   * Gonacrine
   * Isravin
   * Mediflavin
   * Panflavin
   * Pantonsiletten
   * Tolivalin
   * Trachosept
   * Tripla-etilo
   * Vetaflavin
   * Xanthacridinum
   * Zoriflavin
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                          ** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 160 mg/kg/60W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
   Tumorigenic - tumors at site of application
REFERENCE :
   SEMEAS Semana Medica.  (Sociedad Argentina de Gastroenterologica, Santa Fe
   1171, Buenos Aires, Argentina)  V.1-    1894-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   159,778,1952
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 40 umol/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            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Yeast - Saccharomyces cerevisiae
DOSE/DURATION           : 25 umol/L
REFERENCE :
   JSPMAW Journal of Supramolecular Structure.  (Alan R. Liss, Inc., 41 E. 11th
   St., New York, NY 10003) V.1-    1972-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 1,449,1973
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Mold - Aspergillus nidulans
DOSE/DURATION           : 10 mg/L
REFERENCE :
   GENRA8 Genetical Research.  (Cambridge Univ. Press, 32 E. 57th St., New
   York, NY 10022) V.1-    1960-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 7,207,1966
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Unscheduled DNA synthesis
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - rat Liver
DOSE/DURATION           : 5 umol/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 damage
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - mouse Mammary gland
DOSE/DURATION           : 100 nmol/L
REFERENCE :
   JOBIAO Journal of Biochemistry (Tokyo).  (Japanese Biochemical Soc., c/o
   Japan Academic Soc. Center, 2-4-16 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113, Japan) V.1- 
     1922-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 84,145,1978
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Dominant lethal test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 50 mg/kg
REFERENCE :
   DMWOAX Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift.  (Stuttgart, Fed. Rep. Ger.)
   V.1-104, 1875-1979.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 92,2315,1967
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in mammalian somatic cells
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - mouse Lymphocyte
DOSE/DURATION           : 500 ug/L
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 125,291,1984
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Morphological transformation
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - hamster Kidney
DOSE/DURATION           : 25 mg/L
REFERENCE :
   TXCYAC Toxicology.  (Elsevier Scientific Pub. Ireland, Ltd., POB 85,
   Limerick, Ireland) V.1-    1973-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 19,55,1981

                              *** REVIEWS ***
 
   IARC Cancer Review:Animal Inadequate Evidence
   IMEMDT IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals
   to Man.  (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49 Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210)
   V.1-    1972-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 13,31,1977

   IARC Cancer Review:Human No Adequate Data
   IMEMDT IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals
   to Man.  (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49 Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210)
   V.1-    1972-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 13,31,1977

   IARC Cancer Review:Group 3
   IMSUDL IARC Monographs, Supplement.  (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49
   Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210)  No.1-    1979-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   7,56,1987

         *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA ***

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - X1531
       No. of Facilities: 10 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 1
       No. of Occupations: 1
       No. of Employees: 40 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 10 (estimated)

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Positive: Aspergillus-forward mutation
   
   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Positive: In vitro mammalian nonhuman micronucleus
   
   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Positive: Sperm morphology-mouse; S
   cerevisiae-homozygosis
   
   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Negative: In vivo cytogenetics-mammalian oocyte;
   Host-mediated assay
   
   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Inconclusive: Mammalian micronucleus; S cerevisiae
   gene conversion

 
                            *** END OF RECORD ***