*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : NO4740000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Iron, bis(mu-(methanethiolato))tetranitrosyldi-,
                          (Fe-Fe)
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 16071-96-8
LAST UPDATED            : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C2-H6-Fe2-N4-O4-S2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 325.94
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
                          Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Iron, bis(methanethiolato)tetranitrosyldi-
   * Roussin Red methyl ester
   * Roussin's Red methyl ester
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                          ** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 36186 mg/kg/37W-C
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - neoplastic by RTECS criteria
   Skin and Appendages - tumors
REFERENCE :
   CRNGDP Carcinogenesis (London). (Oxford Univ. Press, Pinkhill House,
   Southfield Road, Eynsham, Oxford OX8 1JJ, UK)  V.1-    1980-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 10,617,1989
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 1630 ug/plate
REFERENCE :
   JJIND8 JNCI, Journal of the National Cancer Institute.  (Washington, DC)
   V.61-79, 1978-87. For publisher information, see JNCIEQ.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 66,33,1981
 
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