*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : OS9450000
CHEMICAL NAME           : p-Menthane-8-hydroperoxide
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 80-47-7
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1923323
LAST UPDATED            : 199709
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C10-H20-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 172.30
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : L6TJ AX1&1&OQ D1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
                          Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Hydroperoxide, 1-methyl-1-(4-methylcyclohexyl)ethyl
   * p-Menthane hydroperoxide
   * p-Menth-8-yl hydroperoxide
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                          ** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Unreported
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 620 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - tumors
   Blood - lymphoma, including Hodgkin's disease
REFERENCE :
   RARSAM Radiation Research, Supplement.  (New York, NY)  No.1-7, 1959-67.
   Discontinued.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 3,193,1963
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 33 ug/plate
REFERENCE :
   EMMUEG Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis.  (Alan R. Liss, Inc., 41 E.
   11th St., New York, NY 10003)  V.10-    1987-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   11(Suppl 12),1,1988
 
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