*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : NI7530000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Imidazole, 1-methyl-5-nitro-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 3034-42-2
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 0123550
REFERENCE               : 5-23-04-00481 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C4-H5-N3-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 127.12
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T5N CNJ A1 ENW
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 1-Methyl-5-nitro-1H-imidazole
 
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                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 25 ug/plate
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 38,203,1976
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Klebsiella pneumoniae
DOSE/DURATION           : 50 umol/L/20H
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 66,207,1979

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

 
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